The Dreadful Monster and Its Poor Relations: Taxing, Spending and the United Kingdom, 1707-2021

by Julian Hoppit

Book Overview

A DAILY TELEGRAPH AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021

'An invaluable primer to some of the underlying tensions behind contemporary political debate' Financial Times

It has always been an important part of British self-image to see the United Kingdom as an ancient, organic and sensibly managed place, in striking contrast to the convulsions of other European countries. To a limited degree this is true,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241434424
• ISBN13: 9780241434420
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"