Enough said : what's gone wrong with the language of politics? / Mark Thompson.
By: Thompson, Mark John [author.]
Publisher: London : The Bodley Head, 2016Description: 375 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847923127Subject(s): Language and languages -- Political aspects | Communication in politics | Democracy | World politicsDDC classification: 320.014 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 320.014 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 013131 |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Lost for Words -- 2.That Glib and Oily Art -- 3.There You Go Again -- 4.Spin and Counter-Spin -- 5.Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? -- 6.An Unhealthy Debate -- 7.How to Fix a Broken Public Language -- 8.Sentences That Sell -- 9.Commit it to the Flames -- 10.War -- 11.The Abolition of Public Language -- 12.Keep Calm But Don't Carry On.
We've never had more information or more opportunity to debate the issues of the day. Yet the relationship between politicians, the media and the public is characterised by suspicion, mistrust and apathy. What has gone wrong? Enough Said reveals how political, social and technological change has transformed our political landscape -- and how we talk about the issues that affect us all. Political rhetoric has become stale and the mistrust of politicians has made voters flock to populists who promise authenticity, honesty and truth instead of spin, evasiveness and lies.