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How did Britain become a nation seemingly resigned to its own degradation? In this sharp and entertaining critique, Theodore Dalrymple dissects the cultural decline through a series of observations of everyday slovenliness.
From the paved-over front gardens that become car parks to the indifference toward civic beauty, Dalrymple argues that a collective lack of care for what is held in common is eroding the nation's spirit.This book is a humorous, and sometimes acerbic, examination of modern Britain's peculiar ailment and how to restore civic pride and end performative behaviour.
"A thoroughly entertaining read."—The Critic
"Lays bare a litter-strewn nation... the vandalising of Britain... [and] how deeply our governing classes have surrendered."—Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail
"Very funny... particularly good on the misuse of language... elegant prose meets Alexander Pope's definition of wit.'"—TABLET
"I love [this book]"—Virginia Ironside