About This Event

Want to stop feeling like a thicky thicky dumb dumb in front of all your mates? Award‑winning comedian, satirist, and political writer Cody Dahler launches his blisteringly funny, sharply researched and pointedly accessible deep‑dive book, The State of This! at a time when UK politics feels more like a never‑ending circus of culture wars, personality clashes and questionable decision‑making. Cody uses his signature wit and razor‑sharp commentary to tackle the questions that leave people baffled, exhausted or simply shouting at the telly: Why are people voting for Reform UK? Why did we Brexit? What even is the House of Lords? Why are our rivers full of crap? Are we at risk of becoming like the US? Why do our Prime Ministers keep changing? And why, exactly, did outliving a lettuce become the benchmark for political longevity? The State of This! transforms complex political issues into something readers can understand and laugh about. It is the perfect antidote to the confusion, frustration and existential dread generated by the state of Britain today.

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