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"""Shrewd, witty, bravura de-bunking. The essential accessory for every political anorak. Each chapter is a cruel and forensic expose of the ill-informed cliches of political reporting. This book must be banned. The country's top political academics do their party pieces: bite-sized brilliant distillations of learning, like conjurers' table magic."" - Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News; ""It's like Sgt Pepper but for political geeks."" - Stephen Bush, New Statesman Special Correspondent; ""A refreshingly accessible book of nuanced, witty insights that will be a welcome salve for those grappling with the current state of British politics."" - LSE Review of Books"

Shrewd, witty, bravura de-bunking. The essential accessory for every political anorak. Each chapter is a cruel and forensic expose of the ill-informed cliches of political reporting. This book must be banned. The country's top political academics do their party pieces: bite-sized brilliant distillations of learning, like conjurers' table magic. - Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News

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Philip Cowley is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University, London . His recent books include The British General Election of 2010 and Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box; Robert Ford is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester. His latest book is Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain.

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