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Oliver Bullough
Butler to the World
Profile Books, 2022
What's inside?
Britain has become a servant of the global elite, which is bad not only for Britain but also the world.
Recommendation
In the early 20th century, English author P.G. Wodehouse wrote a series of stories about Jeeves, an extremely competent valet who keeps his wealthy and harebrained charge out of trouble. Today, argues journalist Oliver Burrough, Britain itself has become a kind of Jeeves to the world’s wealthy – whether their riches are acquired legitimately or not. In this well-structured examination of the ways Britain has bent over backward to cater to capital, Burrough effectively shows how this servility has negatively affected Britons’ daily lives and undermined democracy, both at home and abroad.
About the Author
Oliver Bullough is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, GQ and Granta.
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