Haywire: A Political History of Britain since 2000

Andrew Hindmoor's book "Haywire" makes sense of the recent events in Britain, from the Iraq War to financial collapse, austerity to Brexit, and more. He argues that the way the British state is organized has made a crisis out of a drama and that it is time to find an alternative before we all go haywire.

Format: Hardback
Length: 640 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Andrew Hindmoor's captivating book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the complex past we have recently experienced. With wit, insight, and analytical brilliance, he brings a distinctive voice to contemporary British political history. In the first two and a half decades of this century, Britain has faced numerous weeks that have felt like episodes of the long-running BBC hospital drama "Casualty," where every hedge trimmer slips, every gas pipe leaks, every piece of scaffolding collapses, and everyone ends up in intensive care. In his book "Haywire," Hindmoor delves into the deluge of events that have hit Britain since 2000, from the Iraq War to financial collapse, austerity to Brexit, and even more easily forgotten moments like the MPs expenses scandal. He reveals not only how one crisis has quickly followed another, but also how each crisis has compounded the next, creating a sense of disaster as the new normal. Hindmoor challenges the notion that Britain has simply been the victim of prolonged bad luck and argues that the way the British state is organized has, time and again, turned crises into dramas. He calls for an alternative before we all go haywire.

Weight: 1070g
Dimension: 241 x 162 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241651711