{"product_id":"democracy-for-sale-9781789546033","title":"Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e bestseller. 'A compulsively readable, carefully researched account of how a malignant combination of rightwing ideology, secretive money (much of it from the US) and weaponisation of social media have shaped contemporary British (and to a limited extent, European) politics... Remarkable' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Book of the Week\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDemocracy is in crisis, and unaccountable and untraceable flows of money are helping to destroy it.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the story of how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoney, vested interests and digital skulduggery are eroding trust in democracy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Antiquated electoral laws are broken with impunity, secretive lobbying is bending our politics out of shape and Silicon Valley tech giants collude in selling out democracy. Politicians lie gleefully, making wild claims that can be shared instantly with millions on social media. Peter Geoghegan is a diligent, brilliant guide through the shadowy world of dark money and digital disinformation stretching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom Westminster to Washington, and far beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Praise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDemocracy for Sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: 'Thorough, gripping and vitally important' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Bullough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'A brilliant description of the dark underbelly of modern democracy. Everyone should read it' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnne Applebaum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'A compelling and very readable story of the ongoing corruption of our government and therefore ourselves' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthony Barnett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'As urgent as it is illuminating' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFintan O'Toole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'This urgent, vital book is essential reading for anyone who wants to make sense of our politics' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarole Cadwalladr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'This forensic and highly readable book shows how so many of our democratic processes have moved into the murky, unregulated spaces of globalisation and digital innovation' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Pomerantsev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'A call to arms for all those who value democracy' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'Geoghegan's words are those of someone who is prepared to keep fighting to defend and revitalise what shadows of democracy still remain'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScotsman\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42339109470414,"sku":"9781789546033","price":24.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781789546033_a.png?v=1706508574","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/democracy-for-sale-9781789546033","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}