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Rebel: How to Overthrow the Emerging Oligarchy
- Author
- Douglas Carswell
- Narrator
- Mike Read
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 22 September 2022
- Run Time
- 11 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Douglas Carswell argues that these insurgencies are a reaction against the emergence of a political and economic oligarchy that has subverted our democracy and stifled our market system. 'Politics,' he writes, 'is a cartel. Like the economy, it is rigged in the interests of a few.' This leaves our liberal, democratic order – the mechanism that has allowed a historically unprecedented proportion of humanity to flourish – facing a twin assault: oligarchs on the one hand, radical populists on the other.
In the face of these twin threats, Carswell mounts a robust defence of the liberal, democratic order. Drawing on his first-hand experience in taking on – and beating – the established political parties, he proposes a profound reform of politics and capitalism to free us from the cartels, listing the practical steps needed to make this revolutionary change happen.
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Details
- Author
- Douglas Carswell
- Narrator
- Mike Read
- Duration
- 11 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9788728286357
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Political corruption, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Political structures: democracy
Synopsis
Politics has never been more unpredictable. Radical populists and insurgents have turned politics-as-usual on its head. "Rebel" explores how we got here, where we are heading and what we can do about it.Douglas Carswell argues that these insurgencies are a reaction against the emergence of a political and economic oligarchy that has subverted our democracy and stifled our market system. 'Politics,' he writes, 'is a cartel. Like the economy, it is rigged in the interests of a few.' This leaves our liberal, democratic order – the mechanism that has allowed a historically unprecedented proportion of humanity to flourish – facing a twin assault: oligarchs on the one hand, radical populists on the other. In the face of these twin threats, Carswell mounts a robust defence of the liberal, democratic order. Drawing on his first-hand experience in taking on – and beating – the established political parties, he proposes a profound reform of politics and capitalism to free us from the cartels, listing the practical steps needed to make this revolutionary change happen.-
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