{"product_id":"wtf-9781473661318","title":"WTF","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP 10 BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Richly argued and brilliantly written... a deeply thoughtful analysis that should be mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand where we have gone wrong.'' Vernon Bogdanor, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWTF?\u003c\/i\u003e Robert Peston draws on his years of experience as a political, economics and business journalist to show us what has gone bad and gives us a manifesto to put at least some of it right. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed by two letters to his father (who died in early 2016) \u003ci\u003eWTF?\u003c\/i\u003e is Robert Peston''s highly personal account of what those who have ruled us for years got so badly wrong, and what we need to do to mend the terrible fractures in our society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith characteristic passion and clarity he looks at what must happen to prevent democracy being subverted by technocratic geniuses with the ability to manipulate social media, how and whether it is possible to make a success of leaving the EU, what the lessons should be of the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTremendously interesting analysis of the mess we've got ourselves into -- Judith Wood * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eRobert Peston's WTF is a work of meticulous analysis that is also an inspiring, and often moving, manifesto for change. Beautifully-written, \u003cb\u003eit is a manual for our times that everyone should read.\u003c\/b\u003e * Matthew d'Ancona *\u003cbr\u003eInformed, personal, angry and funny: Peston lets rip in \u003cb\u003ean immensely readable and thought-provoking book. \u003c\/b\u003e * Eddie Mair *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading. * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a \u003cb\u003emore radical, more passionate, swearier\u003c\/b\u003e book than I would have expected from Peston - and the better for it... WTF is \u003cb\u003ea great primer on how we ended up here\u003c\/b\u003e. To escape this mess, we must first understand that. * London Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003egripping and persuasive account of the mess facing liberal democracy\u003c\/b\u003e ends with some optimism that politicians will rise to the challenge of responding to the tide of hopelessness. * i newspaper *\u003cbr\u003eWTF is a \u003cb\u003ewell-argued and comprehensive\u003c\/b\u003e account of how we became the divided nation that is post-EU referendum Britain and it suggests some thoughtful policy levers that future governments might pull to bring us back together. * Express *\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003erichly argued and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003ci\u003eWTF \u003c\/i\u003ehas the prime virtue of encouraging the reader to reflect and argue. Peston has the journalist's gift of the striking turn of phrase, the telling anecdote, and the ability to explain complex economic problems in straightforward terms. But his book is far more than clever journalism. It is a deeply thoughtful analysis that \u003cb\u003eshould be mandatory reading\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone seeking to understand where we have gone wrong. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWTF \u003c\/i\u003eis possibly the \u003cb\u003ebest summary of Britain's problems\u003c\/b\u003e to be released in recent years.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e * Young Fabian *\u003cbr\u003eRead the book, everyone. It's \u003cb\u003ea superb analysis of the state we're in and what we can do about it\u003c\/b\u003e. * Cole Moreton *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unbuttoned and vitally even-handed analysis \u003c\/b\u003ethat take in everything from the decline of social mobility to the tyranny of social media. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElegant analysis\u003c\/b\u003e of long term forces driving our politics (inc some solutions). Also a moving tribute to his dad. * Paul Waugh *\u003cbr\u003eThe chapters on Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's approach to borrowing, the handling of the banking crash and the failure to address economic inequality in its aftermath are \u003cb\u003ewell worth bookmarking\u003c\/b\u003e. * Guardian *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739531817303,"sku":"9781473661318","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473661318.jpg?v=1720052512","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wtf-9781473661318","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}