Not with a Bang but a Whimper - The Politics and Culture of Decline

Dalrymple takes the measure of our cultural decline, with special attention to Britain - its bureacratic muddle, oppressive welfare mentality, and aimless young - all excused in the name of democracy and freedom. He shows how terrorism and the growing numbers of Muslim minorities have changed our public life. Also here are Dalrymple's trenchant observations on artists and idealogues, and on the treatment of criminals and the mentally disturbed, his area of medical interest...