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TRUST ME, I'M NOT A POLITICIAN

by Dorothy Byrne

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In an age where more British people believe in aliens than trust our politicians, Dorothy Byrne asks the question: what went wrong and how can our trust in democracy and public life be regained? In this scintillating essay, nothing and no one escapes... Read more
In an age where more British people believe in aliens than trust our politicians, Dorothy Byrne asks the question: what went wrong and how can our trust in democracy and public life be regained? In this scintillating essay, nothing and no one escapes Byrne's razor-sharp wit as she takes on the politicians avoiding rigorous journalistic scrutiny, explores the pitfalls of impartiality, imagines what Plato might say to Trump – and calls out plenty of sexist bastards along the way. This is a ferocious, frank, and often wildly funny attempt to separate the truth from the lies at a time of national crisis. Less

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Publication date November 14, 2019
Languageeng
ISBN9781780724300
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Dorothy Byrne
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Dorothy Byrne is Channel Four''s head of news and current affairs. She has been working in television for forty years. She is chair of the Ethical Journalism Network, a fellow of The Royal Television ...

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