{"product_id":"9781783960958","title":"The Dumbing Down of Britain","description":"If they could see us today, our forefathers would be spluttering into their pint glasses, wondering where it all went wrong. Happy to be spoon-fed on a diet of blandness, buzzwords and uniformity, in the last 20 years our society has become more insular, selfish and ignorant than ever before. Welcome to the new super-sized, dumbed-down Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering topics that will resonate across the UK, including: voter apathy; the growth of social media; the smoking ban; ignorance of the food we eat; the rise of the NIMBY; the inability to debate; the demise of the real man; obsession with celebrity; identikit high streets; the rise of management-speak and neglect of the elderly, in this enjoyable diatribe Barkes pulls no punches in putting modern Britain to rights. As you’ve probably worked out for yourself, it is a pretty grumpy book.","brand":"Elliott \u0026 Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173802328304,"sku":"9781783960958","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783960958_p0.jpg?v=1763724914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783960958","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}