Outraged

Author: Ashley 'Dotty' Charles
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 152660504X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
'The powerful new voice of her generation' The Times 'Funny, nuanced and wonderful' Jon Ronson 'A book that had me hollering, nodding and questioning at the same time' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie ------- A candid exploration of the state of outrage in our culture, and how we can channel it back into the fights that matter, from presenter and DJ Ashley 'Dotty' Charles. In this wise and very funny journey into the outrage industry, Ashley 'Dotty' Charles explores how by shouting about everything, we have lost sight of the fights that actually matter - and created a world where our outrage feels with consequence. Here's how we can get it back on track. ------- 'Funny, educational, enlightening . . . Way ahead of its time' Chris Evans 'A smart and timely manifesto for surviving the age of rage' i 'Everyone with a social media account should read this book' Bella Mackie 'A swipe at the empty rhetoric of activism' Observer

Outraged of Tunbridge Wells

Author: Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783342013
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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The Story of Kent

Author: Anne Petrie
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750983213
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. It has seen the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Swing Riots and, more recently, audacious escapades by suffragettes in the battle for Votes for Women. The story is brought right up to date with the challenges faced by traditional industries and the transformation of cross-Channel travel. The resilient people of Kent have taken it all in their stride and this story encompasses how they lived, worked and played through hundreds of years of colourful history.

The Prodigal Tongue

Author: Lynne Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143131109
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.” “Americans have ruined the English language.” Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language. With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?

Outraged of Tunbridge Wells

Author: Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908096913
Category : Letters to the editor
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The people of Britain have always loved to complain and we do it very well, but the people of Tunbridge Wells have made it into an art. In this book, the first ever collection from the legendary letters page of the Tunbridge Wells Advertiser, we are offered an insight into just what makes complaining so much fun.

Criminal Law

Author: Herring Jonathan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198904673
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 961

Book Description

Disgusted Ladies

Author: Anne Carwardine
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1788032888
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Readable and immersive local history. Provides a great way of learning about the national Votes for Women campaign. Ties in with the 100th anniversary of women first getting the vote in the UK. Draws on in-depth research to provide a historically accurate account. From Matilda Biggs, who signed the first national petition in 1866, to Olive Walton, who went on hunger strike and was force fed in 1912, Tunbridge Wells was home to a series of ordinary yet extraordinary Votes for Women campaigners. The ‘disgusted ladies’ were very different from the angry newspaper correspondent who would occupy the columns of local newspapers in later decades. They were also angry, but their anger had a specific focus – the government’s continual refusal to give them the vote. Their activities included collecting petition signatures, marching, selling suffrage newspapers, fundraising, running shops, evading the census and withholding taxes. And, with London only a short train journey away, they were present at many of the major protests and processions which took place there. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including diaries, personal papers and contemporary newspapers, Disgusted Ladies brings the stories of these amazing women to life.

ThirdWay

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Monthly current affairs magazine from a Christian perspective with a focus on politics, society, economics and culture.

Thinking of Answers

Author: A. C. Grayling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802778070
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
In his acclaimed columns in the London Times and Prospect, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays in Thinking of Answers, among them searching examinations of the following: - Are human beings especially prone to self-deception? - If beauty existed only in the eye of the beholder, would that make it an unimportant quality? - Are human rights political? - Can ethics be derived from evolution by natural selection? - If both sides in a conflict passionately believe theirs is a just cause, does this mean the idea of justice is empty? - Does being happy make us good? And does being good make us happy? As in his previous books on philosophy for the general public, including Meditations for the Humanist and Life, Sex and Ideas, rather than presenting a set of categorical answers, Grayling offers suggestions for how to think about every aspect of the question at hand and arrive at one's own conclusion. Nobody can read Thinking of Answers without being fully engaged, for Grayling challenges with his intellect and inspires with his humanity.

Authentocrats

Author: Joe Kennedy
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1912248182
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
"The Authentocrats" claim to the be the new voice of common sense that speak for the common man and woman; right-wing, traditional and dangerous, Joe Kennedy argues that they are everything but what they purport to be. In contemporary Britain, a lot has been said about what it is that “real people” want politically. Forgotten by elites and sick of globalisation, so the story goes, they demand patriotism, respect for the military, assurances on defence, and controls on immigration. In trying to meet these supposed wishes, politicians attempt to appear normal, salt-of-the-earth, authentic. Authentocrats examines the function of this “authenticity” in a centrist politics which, paradoxically, often defines itself as cosmopolitan, technocratic and opposed to populism. Casting a doubtful eye over – amongst other things – latter-day James Bond films, contemporary nature writing and stand-up comedy, Authentocrats suggests that the sooner we can break with the sententiousness of a skewed conception of authenticity in aesthetics and politics the better.