{"product_id":"where-did-i-go-right","title":"Where Did I Go Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brave and vividly evoked, should haunt Kier Starmer et al.''\u003cb\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eWhere Did I Go Right?\u003c\/i\u003e is sharp, considered, insightful, and helped me make sense of \"the other side\". And because Geoff Norcott is so funny, it unfortunately means I can''t dismiss his views entirely. It''s so important to have a friend you can disagree with but still admire and Geoff can be that friend to you!'' \u003cb\u003e- Katherine Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I''ve always thought the benefit of having batsh*t parents is it increases the chance of you growing up funny. It''s certainly worked for Geoff Norcott.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Baddiel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Few people walk the line of thought provoking and laugh out loud funny like Geoff Norcott.'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRomesh Ranganathan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComedian Geoff Norcott should have been Labour through and through. He grew up on a council estate, both of his parents were disabled, and his Dad was a Union man. So, how was it that he grew up to vote Tory?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this courageously honest and provocative memoir, Geoff unpicks his working-class upbringing and his political journey from left to right. Raised by a fierce matriarch and a maverick father on a South London council estate where they filmed scenes for \u003ci\u003eThe Bill\u003c\/i\u003e, Geoff spends his youth attempting to put out kitchen fires with aerosols and leaping in and out of industrial skips. But as he reaches adolescence, his political views begin to be influenced by major events including the early 90s recession, the credit crunch, and a chance encounter with Conservative PM John Major.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an adult, Geoff begins to have the gnawing feeling that the values and traditions he grew up with no longer match Labour''s. And, as Brexit appears, he feels even more like a double agent operating behind enemy lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with warmth, wit and often laugh-out-loud humour, \u003ci\u003eWhere Did I Go Right?\u003c\/i\u003e is Geoff''s attempt to understand why he ended up voting ''for the bad guys'', and why blue-collared conservatism could be here to stay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Geoff Norcott:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A mature, sharp take on modern politics'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gently abrasive, but that''s what makes him so entertaining... with a sharp, self-knowing wit'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Geoff Norcott genuinely has something original to say'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003e New European\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A refreshingly brilliant new comedic voice'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Norcott is an out-and-out rebel'' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315264987518,"sku":"NW9781913183455","price":10.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781913183455.jpg?v=1778715470","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/where-did-i-go-right","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}