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Britain’s century of political nightmares
Phil Tinline reveals why he believes that fear has defined British politics for the past 100 years
From the First World War to the financial crash of 2008, Phil Tinline tells Spencer Mizen how politicians have reacted to the many crises that have beset Britain in the era since the rise of mass democracy.
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Phil Tinline is the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares (Hurst, 2022)