Product Description

Melanie Phillips' controversial and best-selling book predicted further attacks by British citizens, was published a month and a half before the arrests of 10 August. While public debate is being stifled for various reasons explained in her book - which itself was turned down for three years by publishers in Britain - Londonistan has proved that there is a massive demand from the public who want to understand what is happening to Britain and why a small group of ostensibly well-balanced and well-integrated citizens are turning on their own country. In this fully updated edition with a new chapter, she argues that despite 9/11, despite 7/7, despite 10/8 the British Establishment is still refusing to act and curb the mechanisms, people and influences that spawn extremism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86398 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
'Explosive.' --Observer

'A must read.' --Telegraph

'Penetrating.' --Guardian

'A must read.' --Telegraph

'Penetrating.' --Guardian

Guardian
'Penetrating.’

Daily Telegraph
‘Well researched… finely written.’

Customer Reviews

Worth Reading
Very, very Daily Mail.

It goes something like this: we have become spineless; Judaeo-Christian values have been eroded; multi-culturalism, oh-dear-oh-dear-oh-dear; because we've given rights to minority groups like gay people, well, we can't really say 'no' to other minority groups.

Can't we just enforce 'incitement to hatred/violence' laws and bang the lot of them up/deport them?

That last point was my conclusion.

At her very best , be shocked...
Melanie Phillips is quite simply, devastatingly, well researched. Her knowledge is amazing and then presented in an argument that is almost invincible. She is very far from racist, which makes this all the more readable. She deals in fact, unpleasant though that fact is for some people in this world. If you want to understand the true nature of "Islamism" this book is an uncomfortable must read.It definately highlights the differences between "Islamism" and muslims. Which is why it is not racist at all. Sadly, to understand a possible scenario for England's future, this book will paint a devastating picture.

Damning attack on PC, multiculturalism and the human rights industry
This book describes how a mixture of government policies by successive Tory and Labour governments created a large and fierce fifth column of radical Muslim inside the UK's borders. The book points the finger of blame at four things. Firstly, is the human rights industry, which under the excuse of protecting human rights has enabled even very reasonable security and deportation measures to be struck down as alleged "human rights violations". Secondly, is the doctrine of multiculturalism, which forbids a frank discussion of the compatibility of Islam and liberal democracy as well as certain cultural practises like honour killings. Thirdly, is the collapse in Western cultural confidence engineered by the far left PC "elites", which makes radical Muslims view the UK as weak, decadent and deserving of conquest. Finally, is the way Israel is being viewed as a sacrificial lamb to appease radical Islam.

Phillips also show cases the peculiar alliance between the far left and radical Islam, exemplified by Ken Livingstone and George Galloway. she says that this alliance has led to two things, a growth in anti-Semitism and a vicious anti-Israel climate in the media and academia. She writes a spirited and extremely frank defence of Israel, and dispels a few myths in the process.

The book does not have any obvious weaknesses. Some readers may disagree with here views on Israel, even if they agree about the threat poses by radical Islam and the problems associated with multiculturalism. All in all, the book is a must read for anyone concerned about radical Islam and curious as to why our political elites fail to deal with it.