Christopher Booker Livres

The authors of this text argue that Britain's membership of the European Union is turning out to be a catastrophe on a far greater scale than our politicians or media have been prepared to recognize. The once admirable dream of a united Europe has in practice been hijacked by a bureaucratic monster. The book suggests that as Brussels-style regulations reach ever further into every area of British life, nothing is spared - the London double-decker bus, Britain's air safety rules, even the British oak tree, while industry is threatened with confusion and chaos. But the authors argue that behind this lies an even greater disaster, suggesting that Britain's politicians have been reduced to helpless puppets by a form of government which is entirely new. The country, according to this book, has passed under the rule of a political system which is no longer in any meaningful sense democratic, where much of the law takes the form of edicts issued by officials in Brussels or Whitehall without any political control. The authors have spent two years examining the "Euro-system". Economically, politically and psychologically, they argue, it is now inflicting so much damage on Britain that the only course is to leave the EU.

The Great Deception shows how the most ambitious political project of our time has for more than 50 years been based on a colossal confidence trick - the systematic concealment from the people of Europe of what the aim of this project has always been since its inception in the late 1940s. Updated to include the recent developments in Europe, including the referendum and the upcoming votes in France and Holland. As it reveals for the first time the true story behind the long-term plan to build a politically united Europe, the authors show how all previous attempts to reconstruct the history of this project - whether written by Europhiles or Eurosceptics - have got it wrong, at almost every step along the way. With all the suspense of a detective story, drawing on thousands of books, papers, and official documents, many of which have only become publicly available in the past few years, the book traces how a handful of determined visionaries set out more than half a century ago to weld the countries of Europe into a single political state.

This guide takes a look at many of the worst Euro-absurdities to have been inflicted on Britain over the last few years. Although Brussels has been blamed for many of the miseries of over-regulation, the real culprits are just as likely to be home-grown bureaucracy, often more zealous in applying EC directives than other member states. Regulations have been introduced, particularly in the hygiene field, lacking any sound scientific basis and leading in some cases to an increase rather than an elimination of risk. The book also addresses the larger problem of the state of mind which causes this excess of administration, and Booker and North offer guidance on how to fight the bureaucratic mindset and resist officialdom within the law, so that the reader can roll back the ever-increasing tide of regulation. It is being published to coincide with the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.

From salmonella in eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird 'flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos to global warming, 'scares' have become one of the most conspicuous and damaging features of our modern world. This book tells the inside story of each of the major scares, showing how they have followed a remarkably consistent pattern.

[This book] provides [an] answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of "basic stories" in the world. Using ... examples, from ancient myths and folk tales, via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling.-Dust jacket.

The final book by celebrated columnist and bestselling author Christopher Booker.

This is a book that has been written and produced with the help of French Artisan Bakers. Five years of research, six years in the making, thousands of miles travelled. Recipes obtained from the length and breadth of France. A Taste of History is a comprehensive guide to the principals and practice behind the production of excellent tasting French bread. You will find a broad variety of French breads including recipes with meat, fish, cheese, herbs and fruit, classic orange bread, savoury brioche and a hybrid brioche/croissant creation. There are sections giving details Bread making flours and the T system Leavening and fermentation Classic breads to eat with classic meals Kid’s stuff - bread to make with children Myths and legends connected to bread and bread making

Winner of the 2017/18 Book & Pamphlet Competition A large and various cast of strange, sad, joyous, repellent and poignant characters. A sort of travelogue or bestiary. I liked its oddity, gusto - and unemphatic pathos. - David Constantine

Účelem této knihy je podat poprvé pravdivé svědectví o tom, jak se evropští politici postupně pokoušeli vybudovat a svým občanům vnutit unikátní systém vládnutí. Jedním z pozoruhodných rysů tohoto politického experimentu bylo, jak málo lidí skutečně chápalo jeho povahu, původ a cíle. (od roku 1918 do současnosti = Great deception (Var.))