--- product_id: 622147931 title: "How They Broke Britain: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller" brand: "james o'brien" price: "€ 31.78" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/622147931-how-they-broke-britain-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # How They Broke Britain: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller **Brand:** james o'brien **Price:** € 31.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How They Broke Britain: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller by james o'brien - **How much does it cost?** € 31.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/622147931-how-they-broke-britain-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller) ## Best For - james o'brien enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted james o'brien brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![How They Broke Britain: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VElVVdgoL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another great book by James O'Brien *by J***N on 14 September 2025* James O'Brien writes beautifully about the way that a collection of people did significant damage to the UK infrastructure. The arguments he provides are clear, seemingly fact based and compassion led. I really enjoyed this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eye opener *by J***H on 23 June 2025* I enjoyed this book with some chapters jaw dropping and absolute page turners. A few chapters can be hard going but probably due to the authors fantastic and in depth description and use of vocabulary. Definitely a book that keeps your full attention to really appreciate the work and detail involved. You can’t get almost hear James O’Brian’s voice reading it to you.Very insightful but a warning - it will make you cross at times! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A mind-blowing read! *by M***G on 4 November 2024* How They Broke BritainDashing for the train I espied James O’Brien’s book with its arresting title, How They Broke Britain. Who were ‘They’ I thought, what did they break, and why? What – partisan media, diminution of public services: sewage, court trial delays, et al. – hardly controversial. Why, I guessed correctly – as anyone might – when I bought this dramatic account of alleged misdeeds by the high and mighty, actual or self-appointed.“This book, then,”, states O’Brien, “is a charge sheet: a compendium of poor behaviour and bad actors”. “We will see that what has happened to the UK over the last few decades – notably since 2010, especially since 2016 and quite spectacularly since 2019 – is as unforgivable as it is immense.” [p.2]Those responsible for the damage, claims O’Brien, include MPs Nigel Farage, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Jeremy Corbyn. Pride of place, or at least first in line, goes to one not an MP, nor even a UK citizen, Rupert Murdoch. He is accused of being the one who made the press even more a tool of narrow political interests, instead of the vital task of holding power to account.Omitted as a chapter – although often referred to in several as a culprit – is the MP whose meddling in Education turned the difficult occupation of teaching into an impossible job, so school teachers report. Other alleged miscreants, considered worthy of a chapter, include such media figures as Paul Dacre and Andrew Neil, as well as influencers such as Dominic Cummings.Answering his own question as to why a version of Fox News had not intruded into UK, O’Brien claims that “the lucrative business of taking the commoditisation of hate, the othering of minorities, the demonisation of racial or religious difference and the denigration of dissent to a whole new level had already been almost completely sown up. By Paul Dacre and Viscounts Rothermere’s Daily Mail.” [p.80].David Cameron and George Osborne are jointly charged in How They Broke Britain with introducing a prolonged austerity regime: arguably unnecessarily extended, or perhaps entirely unnecessary, given its dubious justification, notably “that the economic collalapse of 2008 was somehow caused by public spending in the UK.” [p87]. Also, O’Brien reminds us, “The grossly fallacious idea that the 2008 economic meltdown was due to Labour’s public sector spending, as opposed to a banking crisis born largely from the American subprime mortgage scandal, was absolutely crucial to Cameron and, even more so, his chancellor George Osborne.” [p.238].Why 4 stars? Because a fascinating read, I thought, but unlike technical books whose value I can assess for clarity and correctness, I simply don’t have the authority to make an objective claim. Nonetheless, a careful read is de rigeur for a meaningful critique. I did spot one error – O’Brien’s claim about Swedish crime. James O’Brien’s How They Broke Britain will not appeal to those addicted to ‘my party, right or wrong’, and anyway the whole arena is perhaps too emotionally charged for wide appeal to be claimed. As John L. Austin once wrote, it may be best ‘to let sleeping dogmatists lie’. ## Frequently Bought Together - How They Broke Britain: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller - The Trading Game: The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller - Politics On the Edge: The must-read #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/622147931-how-they-broke-britain-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/622147931-how-they-broke-britain-the-instant-sunday-times-bestseller) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-24*