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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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In his irreverent and uncompromising bestseller... And What Do You Do?, former Minister of State and Privy Counsellor NormanBaker laid bare what the British royal family didn't want us to know, namely itsextravagant use of public money and general bad behaviour.This sensational sequel goes even deeper inits analysis of royal finances, examining where the money comes from, how it isused and what has changed with the arrival of a new king.Amongst many other things, it reveals how afamily that was effectively bankrupt in 1760 is now one of the richest in thecountry; how they lobby governments and the media to maximise their profitsfrom the public purse; and how they take advantage of a uniquely beneficial taxand legislative regime.Packed with details on the acceptance of dodgydonations; the appropriation of official gifts for personal use; and theexploitation of public bodies including the NHS, churches and charities, whoare charged punitive rates for the use of Duchy-controlled land, this eye-openingexpose also includes a chapter on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and hismoney-making endeavours, including his friendships with convicted fraudsters,paedophiles and spies.Pulling no punches, this is the book theroyal family really don't want you to read.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
142 kr
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The royal family is the original Coronation Street - a long-running soap opera with the occasional real coronation thrown in. Its members have become celebrities, like upmarket versions of film stars and footballers. But they have also become a byword for arrogance, entitlement, hypocrisy and indifference to the gigantic amount of public money wasted by them. ... And What Do You Do? is a hard-hitting analysis of the royal family, exposing its extravagant use of public money and the highly dubious behaviour of some among its ranks, whilst being critical of the knee-jerk sycophancy shown by the press and politicians. By turns irreverent and uncompromising, ... And What Do You Do? asks important questions about the future of the world's most famous royal family.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
123 kr
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"Anyonecan commit a murder, but it takes an artist to commit a suicide." - Old KGBsayingThe high-profile deathof government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly twenty-one years ago, amid thetumult of Britain's controversial invasion of Iraq, plunged the New Labourgovernment into crisis and led to the resignation of the BBC's director general.An informal inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton into the circumstances surroundingKelly's death cleared the government of wrongdoing but was widely dismissed asa whitewash.The Strange Death ofDavid Kelly argues that neither the medicalevidence nor David Kelly's state of mind and personality supported the verdictof suicide.Analysing the officialprocess instigated after Kelly's death, putting the entire episode into itspolitical context and scrutinising the actions of the government in launchingthe Iraq War, this new edition of the instant bestseller is fully updated to includethe latest evidence and theories surrounding this most mysterious and politicalof deaths.