{"product_id":"tory-nation","title":"Tory Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003e'A witty, lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time' \u003c\/b\u003eJONATHAN COE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left, right and centre’ \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Edgerton, \u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do British politics so often play out on the Tories’ terms? What does this say about our democracy?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his revelatory book, Samuel Earle explores the roots of the current crisis and the real reasons for the Conservatives’ unsettling success, from their ruling-class origins in the eighteenth century and their disproportionate influence of the British press to their stranglehold over national identity. He sheds light on the Conservatives’ historic appeal among the working classes and why the Labour Party so often disappoints.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTory Nation describes the making of Britain through one party’s astonishing power over us. It’s only by reaching into our history, Earle argues, that we can understand how we got here – and how we can find a way out. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Written with historical depth and literary flair' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Earle has set out clearly and eloquently why our democracy is incapable of solving our political problems’ \u003c\/b\u003eROBERT VERKAIK, author of \u003ci\u003ePosh Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gripping and indispensable’\u003c\/b\u003e NESRINE MALIK, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Need New Stories\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313147683198,"sku":"NW9781398518513","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781398518513.jpg?v=1778516447","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/tory-nation","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}