The Breakdown

Making Sense of Politics in a Messed Up World

Tatton Spiller

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ELLIOT & CLARK PUBLISHING
01 July 2019

Politics & government; Bargains

We’re in a time of enormous political engagement, but most of us are ill equipped to truly understand and debate the issues currently rocking our world.

Instead, we become entrenched in our echo chambers, convinced that those with a different viewpoint are stupid, awful human beings whose actions must be stopped. This lack of political knowledge and wider understanding is unsurprising – after all, few of us are taught about our political system or about different ideologies – but it leaves us unable to engage in the conversation, to influence others’ opinions, or to effect change. It leaves us with no control.

With sections including How it All Works; How Different People Think; and Making Change Happen, this superbly clear-sighted, light-hearted and judgement-free book will equip readers with the tools they need to understand the different arguments, to work out what is happening and why – and then to do something about it.

In a shifting political landscape that can at times be frustrating, emotional or confusing, The Breakdown is an oasis of calm in a turbulent world.

By: Tatton Spiller
Imprint: ELLIOT & CLARK PUBLISHING
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781783964239
ISBN 10: 1783964235
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Tatton Spiller is the founder of Simple Politics, a hugely successful project that aims to explain and engage people with politics, both online and via talks. He has been a teacher and a journalist, and worked at the Houses of Parliament, devising, training and delivering education sessions for visiting school students. While at Parliament, he watched many, many debates, engaged thousands of people, and organised Q&A sessions with hundreds of MPs. This gave him a real insight into how the whole thing works. The nagging feeling that nobody was really breaking down politics in a way that engages people never left him. This is his first book.