The Establishment (book)

I don't typically like to review books but this was a present from a very special someone and it turns out to be the best book I have read in a very long time!

I don't really like to write about politics as the whole subject can be summarised as the biggest let down in human history (following Donald Trump of course). It is important to note however that very recently my whole political fascination has been sparkled up by the one and only- Jeremy Corbyn. His ideas, speeches and his mannerism as a whole has generated my hopes for real change. I cannot emphasise more how much that man makes me feel whenever I hear him speak

As I was chatting away my views on politics on a first date (as you always do of course!), my date said I sounded similar to what Owen Jones has written in his latest book: The Establishment and how they get away with it. Few days after he gave me the book and I will say, for the first time I have read a non-fictional book in less than a week! I just couldn't stop as everything Mr Jones was talking about I already knew but not in a knowledge/facts way but more of a feeling in my guts.

Contents

1. The Outriders 

2. The Westminster Cartel

3. Mediocrity

4. The Boys if Blue

5. Scrounging off the State

6. Tycoons and Tax-Dodgers

7. Masters of the Universe

8. The Illusion of Sovereignty

Conclusion: A Democratic Revolution

This is probably the most detailed book on how companies and governments in the UK have been "scrounging off" people for decades and not giving anything in return solely driven by the word PROFIT. Of course if you speak unsatisfactorily of the current social system (the big C word) people will call you communist (and by people I mean the poorly educated majority that reads The Sun and goes on to claim it has a very informed opinion on all political matters) however lets ignore the fact that hunners of economists have declared the undeniable fact that the co-existence of profit and democracy under any other social system is achievable.

Anyway I don't want to make this a long post however I had to say something about this change I feel in politics (in the UK with Jeremy Corbyn and in the USA by Bernie Sanders) but I can feel the true human nature in those politicians. I can feel it in their words.

PS. I hope this post makes you wonder that's all I am after. Go and read something that is non compliant to your current views and see for yourself! :)