Pleased (and bit surprised) to see "Failed State" feature in the Sunday Telegraph politics books of the year. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi... - ThreadSky

samfr.bsky.social • 110 days ago

Pleased (and bit surprised) to see "Failed State" feature in the Sunday Telegraph politics books of the year.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/best-worst-politics-books-boris-truss-brady-starmer-2024/

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laughinglemon.bsky.social•110 days ago

There are an awful lot of bad political books written, mostly memoirs, so a good one will stand out.

samfr.bsky.social•110 days ago

It's more that I'm quite rude about the Telegraph in it.

laughinglemon.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yeah, that'll work too 😁

debzoid.bsky.social•110 days ago

May you be forgiven for leading my curiosity into reading the article on DT particularly with bj on top but I did hasten away with only a mild tarnish on my soul. I’d read your book but not sure my post Trump sequel mental health is robust enough. Lest we forget.

insan3gl0ss.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yeah it deserves to be there, I thought it was great if not a little depressing yet slightly optimistic all at the same time. Also subscribed to your paid Substack on the back of it, which I’m also enjoying reading.

samfr.bsky.social•110 days ago

Thank you!

nathanfogg.bsky.social•110 days ago

Bought it yesterday and blitzed through the first 220 pages in one sitting. Fantastic book, well done Sam. Do you have any recommendations for similar works?

samfr.bsky.social•110 days ago

There's a few books mentioned in there on aspects of what I talk about - Hannah White on Parliament.... Isabel Hardman on MPs.... etc

nathanfogg.bsky.social•110 days ago

Specifically, do any books make as many digs at Chris Grayling. Because I've realised that's what I need most. Perhaps even just a 300 page book with that on every page..m

samfr.bsky.social•110 days ago

Can't be many books on politics that get good write ups in the Morning Star and the Sunday Telegraph.

moonlighthanger.bsky.social•110 days ago

I finished reading it last night. I suspect readers of all political stripes will appreciate the skilled diagnosis, but will all have their own preferred prescription. It's a very good book but one that could easily have a 'this proves I was right all along' review written about it

sianushka.bsky.social•110 days ago

A true centrist moment

neverwright.bsky.social•110 days ago

Part way through it. It’s a good read, depressingly familiar though as someone who’s worked in the public sector for about 15 years.

mark1962b.bsky.social•110 days ago

The “depressingly” bit is what puts me off although I’ve no doubt it’s well argued and written. Right now I need “uplifting”.

bocklam.bsky.social•110 days ago

The horseshoe theory in action? Just applied in a surprising way.

neverwright.bsky.social•110 days ago

Or simple common sense.

bocklam.bsky.social•110 days ago

I’d happily assign it to that if it were most other publications!

markpackuk.bsky.social•110 days ago

You're either doing something very right or something very wrong...!

mariosrichards.bsky.social•110 days ago

markpackuk.bsky.social•110 days ago

Fence-sitter, Marios!

mariosrichards.bsky.social•110 days ago

Maybe

rkemb.bsky.social•110 days ago

I guess we can all agree that it's broken.

zico1.bsky.social•110 days ago

Your book really shines a light onto government, and you managed to do it in a politically neutral way.

docchair.bsky.social•110 days ago

Finished it last night. Thought it was excellent. Well done.

timlongs.bsky.social•110 days ago

Really enjoying the book Sam. Fantastic insight.

ratanvaswani.bsky.social•110 days ago

I’m reading it at the moment, slowly, carefully, and hoping the key figures in the current government have already read it and are trying to implement some of its recommendations.

charlottemwhite.bsky.social•109 days ago

Such a good read. Learnt so much

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