What’s Left? The Commentariat.

You Can’t Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom

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Reviews
"Cohen’s forcefully argued and powerfully memorable book...the psychology of the left wing is hauntingly displayed." Spectator

"Cohen’s book is an admirable example of self- criticism and self-examination, using intellectual honesty as a means of illuminating a much wider canvas. Do not feel that you have to be a leftist or liberal to read it, because it engages with an argument that is crucial for all of us, and for our time.
Sunday Times

"Nick Cohen's roaring polemic of outrage against the moral and political crisis of the liberal tradition. It is already one of the most discussed current affairs books of the new year. At the very least it forces, or ought to force, anyone on the left to think carefully about where their movement has ended up in the modern world." Guardian

"Nick Cohen, whose book What’s Left?: How Liberals Lost Their Way appears next month. If it does not have a profound effect on the political debate, I will be surprised and disappointed. It is an essay of wide reference and great brilliance." Financial Times

"This book is much more than a mere denunciation of old left-wing friends and colleagues. It is also a moving account of a long personal journey, carried off with wit, verve, considerable literary skill and human compassion." Observer
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What’s Left? The Commentariat.

Daniel Finkelstein of the Times describes What’s Left? as a ‘splendid, passionate book’ and therefore proves himself to be one of the sharpest crtics in Britain, possibly the world. But he goes on to say that I need to understand that Tories have often been far better at pursuing progressive policies than the Left.

I don’t know why but when I read him I was reminded of the scene in Rosemary’s Baby when Mia Farrow fights back against the satanists . The leader of the devil worshippers says that resistance will only prolong her agony and hisses ‘join us, it’s easier that way’.

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Nick Cohen: Writing from London

You Can’t Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom

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