{"product_id":"9781473658424-how-britain-really-works","title":"How Britain Really Works","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderstanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation\u003cbr\u003eA witty, engaging and wide-ranging attempt to understand the country we now live in\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of intervention abroad but wants to remain a global authority. We have an over-stretched, free health service (an idea from the 1940s that may not survive the 2020s), overcrowded prisons, a military without an evident purpose, an education system the envy of none of the Western world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did we get here and where are we going?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Britain Really Works \u003c\/i\u003eis a guide to Britain and its institutions (the economy, the military, schools, hospitals, the media, and more), which explains just how we got to wherever it is we are. It will not tell you what opinions to have, but will give you the information to help you reach your own. By the end, you will know how Britain works - or doesn't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stig Abell is an urbane, and often jaunty guide to modern Britain, in the mould of Bill Bryson' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944707174497,"sku":"9781473658424","price":11.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27615159.jpg?v=1721982403","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473658424-how-britain-really-works","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}