The Politics of Pain: Postwar England and the Rise of Nationalism [Hardcover]

I read Slyly brilliant& There could be no better guide to the murky labyrinth that has brought us here than An essayist of uncommon depth and breadth& Brexit, OToole persuasively argues, is driven by a forceEnglish nationalismthat its leaders still refuse to articulate& His summation of the paradox at the heart of Brexit is succinct and shrewd. A solid combination of candor, clever turns of phrase, and clear insight into the English psyche. No nation really wants to be understood as well as Fintan O'Toole understands the English. This painfully entertaining account of Brexit, written in the beautiful tradition of Irish satire, is all the more extraordinary for being entirely fair and factual. It is a superb guide to contemporary England that can help us all to think about how to improve our democracies. US