All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class
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Narrated by:
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Rupert Farley
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Tim Shipman
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017
#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘The best political book of the year’ Andrew Marr
‘A superb work of storytelling and reporting. Sets new benchmark for the writing of contemporary political history’ Guardian
The only book to tell the full story of how and why Britain voted to leave the EU.
This is the acclaimed inside story of the EU referendum in 2016 that takes you behind the scenes of the most extraordinary episode in British politics since the Second World War.
With unparalleled access to all key players, this is a story of calculation, attempted coups and people torn between principles and loyalty. It is a book about our leaders and their closest aides, the decisions they make, how and why they make them and how they feel when they turn out to be so wrong.
In All Out War, Tim Shipman has written a political history that reads like a thriller, exploring how and why David Cameron chose to take the biggest political gamble of his life, and why he lost.
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‘I can't imagine a more even-handed or better sourced, all points-of-view account of the biggest story in British politics since WWII … A fine book’ ANDREW MARR, Sunday Times
'Shipman's dispatches are a must read if you want to understand what happened beneath the smog and beyond the noise of the conflict’ NICK ROBINSON
‘Shipman is brilliantly qualified to write the inside story of the referendum, with his unrivalled access to all the players’ JOHN RENTOUL
‘One of the best political journalists of his era … It’s impossible to fully comprehend what happened on June 23 and the ensuing two weeks without reading this book … Brilliant’ – IAIN DALE, LBC
‘Shipman’s book is by far the best. It is a detailed, often pitch-perfect account that delivers the tale with an infectious sense of human drama – no mean feat, given the task of completing the whole thing so quickly’ JOHN HARRIS, New Statesman
‘The essential account … Shipman has spoken to every key individual to produce the definitive first draft of history, a comprehensive yet impartial study of how Brexit won’ Financial Times
‘Excellent … Shipman convincingly marshals fresh evidence to prove what we already half-knew’ WILL HUTTON, Observer
‘The best political book of the year was undoubtedly Tim Shipman’s masterly ‘All Out War’’ New Statesman
‘Stonkingly good: if you’re vaguely interested in politics buy it. It won’t be bettered’ FRASER NELSON
‘Thorough, comprehensive and utterly gripping. It is hard to imagine a better first draft of history’ – Economist
‘Undoubtedly the British political book of the year’ ALEX MASSIE
‘Shipman, one of the most brilliant, best informed and well-connected journalists in Westminster, has written a superlative book which does full justice to a momentous time’ PETER OBORNE
‘Don’t think any of the quotes do justice to quite how good it is. A superb work of reporting and storytelling, and sets new benchmark for the writing of contemporary political history’ ANDREW SPARROW
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- Anonymous User
- 23-04-17
I lived through all this.
A cracking read if you want to know how all sides were working. It was a tough decision for me and i liked the honesty of the Tim Shipman diagnoses and it would be interesting to know how he thinks his conclusions (such as they were) hold up after 6 months.
the naration was good, i get a sense he was amusing himself as much as anything with the attempts at accents and voices and in my view it was better for all that. I really enjoyed this book and if you read anything on Brexit, start here.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-10-20
Fascinating
The story is well told and very detailed. Despite the in depth nature of the telling and the length the book never allows your interest to dwindle. One small issue was with the reading. For the vast majority of time the narration was excellent, I did find the attempted accents and impersonations a little distracting. They were neither consistent nor needed.
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- Alex
- 16-09-17
Detailed, well written, amusing.
This book, written in such a short space of time, is impeccable. It includes accounts from behind the scenes that reveal why decisions were made by the campaign teams and ultimately led to Britain deciding to leave the European Union. Tim Shipman should be proud of a book written within weeks of the seismic events.
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- Islandlife1956
- 24-05-17
An excellent insight into UK power play politics!
Entertaining and addictive book!
Highly recommended as it gets into the nitty gritty of UK modern day politics!
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- J. Hunter
- 11-04-23
Engaging with some short comings
If the topic interests you, I recommend this book, even if I’m not sure it hit me with any great revelations.
Probably the biggest shortcoming in my view is the absence of any discussion of the actions of the EU or European leaders, especially concerning the limited deal they offered Cameron. Whilst I can appreciate that the author consciously wanted to focus on the British angle, a chapter or two would have been of significant interest in contextualising events.
That aside, an engaging yarn, well told, without obvious, aggravating bias.
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- Steve Homer
- 05-02-17
Should be compulsory for all school children.
Amazing depth of information, beautifully segmented both by subject and timeline. An unbiased account that will enrage remoaners and delighted Brexiteers in equal measure. Perhaps in the ratio 52:48
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- Longshanks
- 19-03-19
So helpful in understanding the Brexit debacle
Could not stop listening! Such chaos at the heart of government. Funny and depressing in equal measures.
Our main problem is not so much the EU but the hapless ‘posh boys’ and scheming left wing that are ultimately unaccountable and too isolated from us the ‘real people’ who struggle to make ends meet!
We need to ‘take back control’ from our political class and the corporations that own them all.
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- James Hargrave
- 14-10-18
Real insight into recent political history
Given it wasn't that long ago and I thought I knew the ins and outs well, I wondered whether to bother with this. I'm glad I fought my instinct as it was hugely revealing.
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- Ioannis Bazianas
- 26-07-20
dense but detailed and gripping
it takes a lot to go through this. you have to be dedicated and interested. a knowledge of the wider political scene helps, but this is a very detailed telling the all events in order! what might seem dry is simply a telling of the history, where you will find bravery and horror.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-09-21
A bit disappointing
I was expecting more analysis. InsteadI got a series of anonymous sources. It was interesting but the author could barely disguise his prejudice against Leave. I have mixed feelings about the narration. I suppose it would have been boring if it was all done with the same ‘voice’
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