Things Can Only Get Better by John O'Farrell (English) Paperback Book

Description: Things Can Only Get Better by John O'Farrell It is the heartbreaking and hilarious confessions of someone who has been actively involved in helping the Labour party lose elections at every level: school candidate: door-to-door canvasser: working for a Labour MP in the House of Commons; FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The hilarious account of eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour supporter.Like bubonic plague and stone cladding, no-one took Margaret Thatcher seriously until it was too late. Her first act as leader was to appear before the cameras and do a V for Victory sign the wrong way round. She was smiling and telling the British people to f*** off at the same time. It was something we would have to get used to.Things Can Only Get Better is the personal account of a Labour supporter who survived eighteen miserable years of Conservative government. It is the heartbreaking and hilarious confessions of someone who has been actively involved in helping the Labour party lose elections at every level- school candidate- door-to-door canvasser- working for a Labour MP in the House of Commons; standing as a council candidate; and eventually writing jokes for a shadow cabinet minister.Along the way he slowly came to realise that Michael Foot would never be Prime Minister, that vegetable quiche was not as tasty as chicken tikki masala and that the nuclear arms race was never going to be stopped by face painting alone. Author Biography John OFarrell is the author of seven books. His first book, Things Can Only Get Better, was a number one bestseller and was dramatized for BBC Radio 4. The Best a Man Can Get was the bestselling debut novel of 2002. As well as being a bestselling author, John OFarrell is a regular contributor to television and radio. For the past five years he has written a weekly humorous column for the Guardian, three collections of which have been published as Global Village Idiot, I Blame the Scapegoats and I Have a Bream. Review The funniest book I have read for two and a half years -- Arthur SmithThe whingeing memoirs of a snivelling leftie. The man should be shot -- Jack DeeVery funny * Mail on Sunday *Excellent...Whatever your politics Things Can Only Get Better will make you laugh out loud -- Angus DeaytonVery funny * The Times * Promotional The hilarious account of eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour supporter. Review Text The funniest book I have read for two and a half years Review Quote Very funny Promotional "Headline" The hilarious account of eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour supporter. Details ISBN178416321X Year 2017 ISBN-10 178416321X ISBN-13 9781784163211 Media Book Publication Date 2017-05-11 Pages 336 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint Black Swan Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 941.085092 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2017-05-11 AU Release Date 2017-05-11 NZ Release Date 2017-05-11 Author John OFarrell Alternative 9781409020776 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145085324;

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