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Time of Lies: A Political Satire Paperback – 23 Jun. 2017

by Douglas Board (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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In 2020 Britain elects its own Donald Trump...

Bob Grant, former football hooligan, now the charismatic leader of the Britain s Great party (slogan: Britain s Great! End of!) has swept to power on a populist tide. With his itchy finger hovering over the nuclear trigger, Bob presides over a brave new Britain where armed drones fill the skies, ex-bankers and foreigners are vilified, and the Millwall football chant No one likes, we don t care has become an unofficial national anthem.

Meanwhile, Bob s under-achieving, Guardian-reading brother Zack gets a tap on the shoulder from a shady Whitehall mandarin. A daring plot is afoot to defy the will of the people and unseat the increasingly unstable PM. Can Zack stop his brother before he launches a nuclear strike on Belgium? And just what is ACERBIC, Britain s most closely-guarded military secret?

A darkly comic political thriller, Time of Lies is also a terrifyingly believable portrait of an alternative Britain. It couldn t happen here... could it?

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    12.7 x 2.54 x 20.32 cm
  6. ISBN-10
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At the vanguard of Brexit fiction --The Guardian

A milestone in dystopian fiction. The first post-Truth, post-Brexit novel. We are destined to hear more of Douglas Board. --Chris Mullin, author, A Very British Coup

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A biting satirical novel that imagines the post-Brexit, political landscape of the UK in 2020. Funny, thought-provoking and worryingly believable.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lightning Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 Jun. 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785630342
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785630347
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.54 x 20.32 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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Douglas Board

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Douglas Board (@BoardWryter) is a writer and thinker on leadership, and an executive and career coach. Previously he was for eighteen years a senior headhunter (executive search consultant). His 2021 book ELITES: CAN YOU RISE TO THE TOP WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SOUL? has been described by the Financial Times as 'profound ... sharp and often very funny'. ELITES lifts the lid on what happens at the top of meritocracies: why they produce glass ceilings; how senior executives can navigate them; and how we can change the system.

His earlier non-fiction work includes two applied research books, CHOOSING LEADERS AND CHOOSING TO LEAD (2012) and, with Robert Warwick, THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE (2013). His articles have appeared in the Financial Times and Times Higher Education.

Douglas also explores leadership and social circles of power through satirical fiction. His novels MBA (2015) and TIME OF LIES (2017) take apart the fantasies of business tycoons and post-truth politicians. The novelette THE RATS: A WHITE HOUSE SATIRE (2018) imagined poetic justice for the then occupant of the White House.

He is an honorary senior visiting fellow at the business school of City, University of London. In 2019 he became one of the five non-lawyer members of the Queen's Counsel Selection Panel, which awards the highest distinction for legal advocacy in England and Wales. Previously he was treasurer of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and chair of the British Refugee Council. He is a graduate of Cambridge and Harvard Universities and in 2010 received a doctorate in the selection of people for senior roles from the University of Hertfordshire.

Find more writing, interviews and talks at www.douglasboard.com. You can invite Douglas to talk to your group from there (see 'lunchbox Douglas').

'[ELITES] is as much a work of social philosophy as it is a business book — an examination of meritocracy, meaning and the “magic tricks” by which a small group sustains itself at the pinnacle of society.' Financial Times

'TIME OF LIES is my book of the moment: Douglas Board is a truly talented satirist and has our Brexit era nailed.' Matthew d'Ancona, columnist, Guardian and Evening Standard.

'MBA is a must-read for anyone who enjoyed Franzen's FREEDOM or Eggers' THE CIRCLE.' Felicity Wood, The Bookseller

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Customers find the book properly funny, with one noting how it captures the current mood with wit. Moreover, they describe it as a thoroughly enjoyable read, and one customer highlights its extensive knowledge of politics. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its edge, with one customer describing it as cutting edge.

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Customers enjoy the book's humor, finding it properly funny, with one customer noting how it captures the current mood with wit.

"...A great story with many twists, imaginative and humorous but with a hint of menace...." Read more

"...Time of Lies and was highly impressed not only by the author’s sense of the absurd, but also by his extensive knowledge of politics and the civil..." Read more

"...Properly funny, even for a miserable git like me. Fizzling, intelligent satire without a hint of meanness (take note, Ricky Gervais)...." Read more

"...just two years ago is now a frightening reality, Board captures the current mood with wit and a cutting edge - a delight to read" Read more

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Customers find the book thoroughly enjoyable to read.

"...A thoroughly enjoyable read that moves at great pace. A great story with many twists, imaginative and humorous but with a hint of menace...." Read more

"...It's a new kind of writing for me, but I enjoyed it immensely...." Read more

"...Thoughtful, and enormous fun. Will be my go to Christmas present for everyone who needs cheering up...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's knowledge level, with one customer noting its thorough research and extensive political expertise, while another finds it perfect for these unpredictable times.

"Reading this in the Summer of 2019 it is a strangely prescient book. A thoroughly enjoyable read that moves at great pace...." Read more

"...only by the author’s sense of the absurd, but also by his extensive knowledge of politics and the civil service (where he once worked)...." Read more

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"...hilarious and alarmingly plausible in equal measure - perfect for these unpredictable times....a brilliant read." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's edge, with one describing it as cutting edge, while others find it clever and imaginative.

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  • Niall T
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read that moves at pace..
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2019
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    Reading this in the Summer of 2019 it is a strangely prescient book. A thoroughly enjoyable read that moves at great pace. A great story with many twists, imaginative and humorous but with a hint of menace. Underlying the story is an exploration and exposition of the British class system and politics.
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  • Rhiannon Reviews
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but hard to follow
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2017
    The writing style isn't what I'm used to so I found it rather hard to follow. Perhaps trying to be more clever than it is.
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  • Ms D.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thorough research combined with a sense of the absurd
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2017
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    I have just finished reading Time of Lies and was highly impressed not only by the author’s sense of the absurd, but also by his extensive knowledge of politics and the civil service (where he once worked). I grew up thinking Britain was great and always would be – my father fought in WW2 after all. But these days I am beginning to see that it could all unravel… and rather quickly. Thanks to the author's thorough research, I found myself learning about subjects I know almost nothing about, such as nuclear weapons and the Ministry of Defence ("the Kafka Central of British bureaucracy, an eight-storey stone toaster with three pop-up slots"). In addition, by writing the book in two very distinct voices (a populist prime minister and his brother, an actor), he shows us an extreme form of sibling rivalry in action. I especially enjoyed the dialogues.
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  • Ms JB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Satire at its very best.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2018
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    "You couldn't write it!" is a phrase often on my lips, but honestly Douglas Board has just done it! It's a new kind of writing for me, but I enjoyed it immensely. By the end I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the situation in the world seemed to be echoing the tone of the book as I was reading it. I hope there will be more from Douglas Board - and soon.
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  • Middle aged chap
    5.0 out of 5 stars Properly funny, even for a miserable git like me
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2017
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    PRICELESS. Baffled this book hasn't become a big deal - I laughed out loud 4 times before even reaching Chapter 1. Properly funny, even for a miserable git like me. Fizzling, intelligent satire without a hint of meanness (take note, Ricky Gervais). Thoughtful, and enormous fun. Will be my go to Christmas present for everyone who needs cheering up. Whoever wrote it should revive Spitting Image and write more. Works at every level. I just hope life stops imitating art!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A little to close to today’s reality
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2017
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    What might have seen a fanciful political satire just two years ago is now a frightening reality, Board captures the current mood with wit and a cutting edge - a delight to read
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  • Fiona MacMillan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unnervingly prescient and close to the bone
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2018
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    Douglas Board writes with unnerving prescience and too close to the bone for comfort. Clever, witty and hugely informative, it's very well worth a read .
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  • Jane Farrell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Terrifyingly funny!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2017
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    Laugh-out-loud hilarious and alarmingly plausible in equal measure - perfect for these unpredictable times....a brilliant read.
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  • rrr_hhh
    2.0 out of 5 stars A bit deceiving, not really convincing
    Reviewed in Germany on 11 January 2018
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    I found that novel a bit confusing and rather boring. I like political fiction, but here the plot isn't really that interesting, nor very plausible.
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