Decline and Fail: Read in Case of Political Apocalypse
- ISBN-10
- 1783351950
- ISBN-13
- 9781783351954
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-11-05
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Author
- John Crace
Description
'Optimism, mojo, complete bollocks. That's what the country is crying out for.' There is now only one certainty in life. When things can't possibly get any worse, they absolutely will. And so, after three years of Maybot malfunctioning and Brexit bungling, welcome to BoJo the clown's national circus - where fun for literally none of the family is guaranteed. Fear not, however: Decline and Fail is your personal survival guide to the ongoing political apocalypse. This unremittingly entertaining collection of John Crace's lifegiving political sketches will get you through the darkest of days - or failing that, will at least make you laugh a bit. Miss it at your peril...
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