{"product_id":"year-of-the-rat","title":"Year of the Rat","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.' Grace Blakeley, author of \u003ci\u003eVulture Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Important and courageous’ James O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe British far right is working to dismantle our democracy. This shocking, eye-opening first-hand account reveals who they are, how they operate and how they are normalising extreme ideologies including eugenics. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn summer 2024, riots swept England in the biggest wave of far-right violence in the post-war period. But far-right activity takes many other forms as well, all of them dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Harry Shukman knows the dangers all too well: he’d gone undercover to infiltrate these groups. For over a year, he carefully attached his hidden lapel camera and pretended to be an extremist named Chris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe follow Shukman as he hangs out in the pub with a secretive community network, canvasses with political party Britain First and attends a neo-Nazi conference. We meet a circle of Holocaust deniers, a race science organisation with a major Silicon Valley investor and right-wing think tanks supported by Conservative policymakers. What we witness is hard to believe, or stomach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYear of the Rat \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping and urgent exposé – nail-bitingly tense, darkly absurd and utterly chilling. Risking his safety and sanity, Shukman has removed the far right’s terrifyingly everyday mask. Now, we must ensure it stays off.","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60963999514958,"sku":"9781529953213","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781529953213.jpg?v=1790437883","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/year-of-the-rat","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}