{"product_id":"9780099537625","title":"The Silent State : Secrets, Surveillance and the Myth of British Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Brooke, Heather \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/01\/2011,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099537625,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning investigative journalist Heather Brooke exposes the shocking and farcical lack of transparency at all levels of government. At a time when the State knows more than ever about us, Brooke argues that without proper access to the information that citizens pay for, Britain can never be a true democracy. *SECRECY*: anonymous bureaucrats, clandestine courts, men in tights and the true cost of 'public' information. *PROPAGANDA*: spin, PR and bullshitting by numbers. The British government spent £38m more on advertising last year than their closest competitor, Proctor and Gamble - find out what they spent it on! *SURVEILLANCE*: discover the extent of Britain's network of databases spying on ordinary citizens, *EXPENSES*: read, for the first time, the exclusive and definitive account of Brooke's five-year campaign to have MPs' expenses revealed, which rocked the nation and transformed Britain's political landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697946165292,"sku":"9780099537625","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780099537625.jpg?v=1722608465","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780099537625","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}