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The Silent State: Secrets, Surveillance and the Myth of British Democracy by Heather Brooke (Paperback, 2010)
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Revealing that the recent MPs' expenses scandal is merely the tip of the iceberg, Heather Brooke exposes the shocking and often farcical lack of transparency at all levels of government. At a time when the State knows more than ever about us, Brooke argues that without proper access to the information that citizens pay for, Britain can never be a true democracy. *SECRECY*: anonymous bureaucrats, clandestine courts, men in tights and the true cost of 'public' information. *PROPAGANDA*: spin, PR and bullshitting by numbers. The British government spent GBP38m more on advertising last year than their closest competitor, Proctor and Gamble - find out what they spent it on! *SURVEILLANCE*: discover the extent of Britain's network of databases spying on ordinary citizens, *EXPENSES*: read, for the first time, the exclusive and definitive account of Brooke's five-year campaign to have MPs' expenses revealed, which rocked the nation and transformed Britain's political landscape.Product Identifiers
PublisherCornerstone
ISBN-139780434020263
eBay Product ID (ePID)92521446
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameThe Silent State: Secrets, Surveillance and the Myth of British Democracy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitics
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaCivil Service
AuthorHeather Brooke
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Weight294 g
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorHeather Brooke
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- 13 Mar, 2019
Startling insights into the real nature of power.
This book gives startling insights into the real world of British democracy and governance. The citizen is just an annoyance that interferes with the perquisites and pleasures of power. Offer constructive criticisms and you'll be ignored, misled or smeared. Stick your head out of your hutch and they'll dig the dirt from their massive heap of info. Heather has written a very interesting and entertainning expose of the real nature of "Freedom". A must read - but be prepared to become paranoid.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
