Author(s): William Davies

Current Affairs

Since 2016, anti-establishment, anti-liberal politics have exploded. Liberal democracy is disintegrating. Trust in politicians has collapsed, economic inequality has surged, reactionary nationalism is rising, and fake news has overridden experts and fact-based debate. These overarching trends are manifest in events such as Brexit, the Grenfell Tower fire, the Windrush Scandal, the fall of Corbynism, and the mismanagement of the pandemic. William Davies explains this disorienting era by tracing its roots to our unequal neoliberal economic system, the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, and the rise of big-tech platforms. This is Not Normal is an essential, urgent read for anyone who wants to understand our recent past, bizarre present, and perilous future. Book jacket.