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All in It Together
- England in the Early 21st Century
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Europe
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-06-21
Modern history but nothing new.
There is nothing here that anyone who has shown an interest in this type of thing and who has a reasonable short term memory won't know. Having said that, I have an interest in this type of thing and a reasonable short term memory and I enjoyed it, well enough. Good for news junkies.
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- Smith
- 20-01-22
Witty, speedy contemporary histry
This was a witty, occasionally acerbic, often thoughtful book that covered the major themes and developments of very recent Britain history. I hope the publisher thinks about producing audiobooks of Turner's earlier histories of the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
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- Curious Orange
- 28-11-21
Two stars for the work put in.
If I'd wanted a hagiography of Nigel Farage, I'd have sought one out. Disappointing.