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A witty lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time JONATHAN COE

Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left right and centre David Edgerton TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Why do British politics so often play out on the Tories terms What does this say about our democracy

In his revelatory book Samuel Earle explores the roots of the current crisis and the real reasons for the Conservatives unsettling success from their rulingclass 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

Tory Nation describes the making of Britain through one partys astonishing power over us Its only by reaching into our history Earle argues that we can understand how we got here and how we can find a way out

Written with historical depth and literary flairNEW STATESMAN

Earle has set out clearly and eloquently why our democracy is incapable of solving our political problems ROBERT VERKAIK author of Posh Boys

Gripping and indispensable NESRINE MALIK author of We Need New Stories