Mike Robbins's Blog - Posts Tagged "media"
Such Little Accident
Such Little Accident: British Democracy and Its Enemies
Sold well at first... but has now slowed down, and in any case the purpose of this essay was never to make money (the e-book's only 99p, anyway) but to stimulate debate about democracy in Britain. So if anyone wants to read this, please do let me know and I will send you an EPUB, MOBI or PDF. If you can review it on Goodreads/Amazon or post about it on Facebook, that will also be welcome, but I shan't expect you to; what I want is for this piece to make people think.
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
Sold well at first... but has now slowed down, and in any case the purpose of this essay was never to make money (the e-book's only 99p, anyway) but to stimulate debate about democracy in Britain. So if anyone wants to read this, please do let me know and I will send you an EPUB, MOBI or PDF. If you can review it on Goodreads/Amazon or post about it on Facebook, that will also be welcome, but I shan't expect you to; what I want is for this piece to make people think.
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
Three great satires on feral Fleet Street
Have Fleet Street and its feral tabloids changed in 80 years? Not much, according to three remarkable satires - one new, the other two from the 1930s. Read all about it.
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