An addled journalist seeks comfort from his wife after losing his girlfriend, who really, was too beautiful for him – just one of the stories about the interweaving lives of a group of Londoners, which are sometimes bizarre but always charged with emotional reality.
With a sharp eye for the magnificently absurd, Rod Liddle sets light to modern-day Britain. `One of Britain's funniest, most daring columnists. If he weren't so offensive you'd almost call him a national treasure' Mail on Sunday
Jessie, a collie-labrador cross, embarks on a journey that highlights her loyalty and intelligence. As she navigates challenges and forms bonds with her human companions, the narrative explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the unbreakable connection between pets and their owners. Through her adventures, readers witness the profound impact of a dog's love and the lessons learned along the way.
'Very funny' Spectator Book of the Year 'A no-holds-barred account' Sunday Times Book of the Year 'Betcha we don't leave.' I wrote that on the evening of 24 June 2016, once the euphoria had passed. A lot of us leavers, despite being elderly and thick, knew. The establishment wouldn't let it happen. Quite how the establishment stopped us from leaving the European Union, though, we could never have guessed. A mandate which became a process and resulted in the UK being the laughing stock of the world. We might have guessed at the relentless howls of outrage from that extreme block of transgressed remainers, the hostility of the House of Commons, the civil service and the BBC. That was a given, and it all played its part. But beyond our imagination was the readiness of politicians to ignore or subvert the vote, the sheer ineptitude of those charged with negotiating our withdrawal, the spite of the EU and the intercession of that usual thing, events. The Great Betrayal tells the story of a failed Brexit and a betrayal of the British people, drawn from interviews with those at the very centre of what became, in the end, a surreal charade.