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"Thank God: a book that's both clever and funny. Deserves a place on the lap of every comedy fan in Britain." Charlie Brooker
"If yo...
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"Thank God: a book that's both clever and funny. Deserves a place on the lap of every comedy fan in Britain." Charlie Brooker
"If you wince at the word 'benchmark', this neat parody could be just the thing to cheer you up." Sunday Telegraph Magazine
Think of Britain and what do you think of?
* The orderly stripe of a lawn.
* The gentle patter of relentless rainfall.
* Radio 4.
* Tea.
60 million people live on a group of islands on the fringes of the North Atlantic but it seems that no-one really has a clear idea of what it takes to be a citizen of Britain.
Our climate is temperate, our topography is fair-to-middling and our attitudes are, on the whole, average, reasonable and non-extreme. So who are we? What makes us tick? What are the rights and responsibilities of living in the worlds oldest and least defined democracy?
Isnt it about time it was spelled out?
Based on the popular comedy website of the fictional UK Department of Social Scrutiny(DoSS), Britain: What A State will explain to you exactly what to do when living in the UK, what to look out for and what to avoid. From the unique British class system to pubs and our beloved transport network, every element of our society is brilliantly explained and illustrated in a series of wincingly accurate spoof official forms from the DoSS.
Think The Framley Examiner meets the entire output of Her Majestys Stationery Office and you have Britain: What A State.
Ian Vince is an established comedy writer who has worked on Channel 4's Bremner, Bird and Fortune, for BBC2's Rush Hour and for Radio 4 sketch shows. He is a contributing editor for The Idler magazine and writes a regular column for the Daily Telegraph.
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