Peter Oborne, The Rise of Political Lying.
Tracing the history of political falsehood back to its earliest days, but focusing specifically on the exponential rise of the phenomenon during the Major and Blair governments, Peter Oborne demonstrates that the truth has become an increasingly slippery concept in recent years. From woolly pronouncements that are designed merely to obfuscate to outright and blatant lies whose intention is to deceive, the political lie is never far from the surface. And its prevalence has led to a catastrophic decline in trust, at a time when people are more politicised than ever. Rigorous, riveting and profoundly shocking, this is a devastating book about one of the single biggest issues facing us today.
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster; UK ed. edition (11 April 2005)
- Language: : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0743275608
- ISBN-13 : 978-0743275606