Surveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection. Commentators worry about our current 'age of anti-politics'. Focusing on the United Kingdom, using responses to public opinion surveys alongside diaries and letters collected by Mass Observation, this book takes a long view of anti-politics going back to the 1940s. This historical perspective reveals ho...

A window to the afterlife, delivered right to your doorstep. No returns. No refunds.When Kit's fiancée orders a DIY seance kit online, he's not sure whether to be relieved or horrified.On the one hand, Faith's nightly rituals seem to provide peace during the most upsetting time of her life, following the sudden and violent deaths of her parents. But on the other hand…Kit begins experiencing increasingly frightening phenomena. Bodiless footsteps stal...

You know that something is wrong, even if you can't quite put your finger on it. This book tells you why, and how to solve it.There is a lack of beauty and emotion in our built environment. The visual patterns in nature that instinctively satisfy us are being obliterated from our surroundings, which have become progressively monolithic and featureless. We don't question why nature matters. We implicitly understand that nature feeds us metaphorically as well as literally. Nowhere wa...