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Guardian Angel

My Journey from Leftism to Sanity

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Guardian Angel

By: Melanie Phillips
Narrated by: Anna Cordell
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Guardian Angel is that rare memoir that grabs you by the shoulders with an urgency that screams, “Pay attention!” 

It leaps to life with an immediacy and relevance that few books achieve.  

Beginning with her solitary childhood in London, it took years for Melanie Phillips to understand her parents’ emotional frailties and even longer to escape from them. But Phillips inherited her family’s strong Jewish values and a passionate commitment to freedom from oppression.

Through her poignant story of transformation and separation, we gain insight into the political uproar that has engulfed the West. Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the rise of far-Right political parties in Europe, and the stunning election of Donald Trump all involve a revolt against the elites by millions.

Guardian Angel is not only an affecting personal story, but it provides a vital explanation why the West is at a critical crossroads today.

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“Melanie Phillips has been one of the brave and necessary voices of our time, unafraid to speak the language of moral responsibility in an age of obfuscation and denial." (Jonathan Sack)

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I have always liked Melanie on the BBC’s Moral Maze and only realised after reading this book that she has such a deep and well thought out position on the topics she touches.

More of Melanie needed please….. look forward to more from the author on Audible.

Better than expected…

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The book captures Melanie's personal and working life, with a large part devoted to her shock over 'liberal minded' fellow journalists, siding with some of the most reactionary causes. For example, Israel/Middle East, society and education are poorly covered by the Guardian and its fellow travellers - which Melanie suggests is due to their narrow dogma and politically correct thought police.

The book suggests that the Guardianista's are infuriatingly hypocritical and are a select club. If your view differs to the perceived politically correct line, you are thrown out of the 'good and decent' folk.

Melanie settles some scores, and indicates that the issues she supports are important - one's that the Guardian fails to cover in anything other than narrow political dogma.

Whilst detractors refer to Melanie as 'right-wing', it is more to place her outside of the good and decent left than to engage in open, democratic debate. At times Melanie is provocative and thoughtful, but other times she is settling some perceived sleights and maybe more combative than informative.

Former Guardian journalist settles scores ...

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I have great respect for Melanie Philips. I would have liked more details, and to have heard Melanie herself narrating

interesting that audible sells this title but none of her others, which I interpret as de platforming. come on Audible - learn some courage from Melanie and let's have the opportunity to get all the angles, not just the PC ones.

courageous woman

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Melanie Phillips’ experience with the left mirrors my own, as do her subsequent thoughts and political development. Extremely well written and well read by Anna Cordell. Loved it.

Brilliant Book

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Refreshingly honest account of an unexpected transition from left wing ideology and bitterness to common sense. Her thinking and conclusions are not rigid or partisan but flexible and based on evidence, true compassion and life in the real world. I did find a missing bit towards the end; the viewpoint of Palestinians; their hardship and struggle. That would have made it feel more balanced and perhaps could have been included in her compassion and understanding of people and all our struggle to navigate through life.

A very important message

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