Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER



‘A delight!’ Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2



‘Very entertaining.’ Irish Times



**



From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.



As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.



But if you’re determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell’s attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell’s unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!
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Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER



‘A delight!’ Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2



‘Very entertaining.’ Irish Times



**



From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.



As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.



But if you’re determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell’s attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell’s unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!
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Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

by David Mitchell
Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

Dishonesty is the Second-Best Policy

by David Mitchell

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER



‘A delight!’ Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2



‘Very entertaining.’ Irish Times



**



From UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, horsemeat lasagne to Trump in the White House: bestselling comedian David Mitchell brilliantly tackles the dumbfounding times we live in.



As facts are downgraded to opinions, as customers are preyed upon by algorithm-wielding websites, voters by targeted lies, cinema-goers by superheroes and children by measles, it is probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.



But if you’re determined to give it a go, you might enjoy this eclectic collection (or eclection) of David Mitchell’s attempts to make light of all that darkness. Scampi, politics, the Olympics, terrorism, condiments, proportional representation and rude street names are all touched upon by Mitchell’s unremitting laser of chit-chat. Read this book and slightly change your life!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783351985
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Publication date: 08/10/2021
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

About The Author
David Mitchell is a comedian, actor, writer and the polysyllabic member of Mitchell and Webb. He won BAFTAs for Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and has also starred in Jam and Jerusalem, Ambassadors, Back and as Will Shakespeare in Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow. He writes for the Observer, chairs The Unbelievable Truth, is a team captain on Would I Lie To You? and can’t drive.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Popular and Unpopular Culture 17

2 Plenty of Dishonesty but Not Much Actual Lying 43

3 I Am Become Death.com 73

4 Destroyer.org of Worlds.co.uk 89

5 Changing Tastes in Taste 107

6 Titans of the 21st Century 133

7 No Artex Please, We're British 163

8 Brexit: Snapshots of a Festering, Self-inflicted Wound 193

9 Civilisation May Go Down As Well As 215

Post-script 249

Acknowledgments 251

List of Columns 253

Index 259

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