{"product_id":"year-of-the-rat-undercover-in-the-british-far-right","title":"Year of the Rat : Undercover in the British Far Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.' Grace Blakeley, author of \u003ci\u003eVulture Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Important and courageous' James O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe British far right is working to dismantle our democracy. This shocking, eye-opening first-hand account reveals who they are, how they operate and how they are normalising extreme ideologies including eugenics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In summer 2024, riots swept England in the biggest wave of far-right violence in the post-war period. But far-right activity takes many other forms as well, all of them dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Journalist Harry Shukman knows the dangers all too well: he'd gone undercover to infiltrate these groups. For over a year, he carefully attached his hidden lapel camera and pretended to be an extremist named Chris.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We follow Shukman as he hangs out in the pub with a secretive community network, canvasses with political party Britain First and attends a neo-Nazi conference. We meet a circle of Holocaust deniers, a race science organisation with a major Silicon Valley investor and right-wing think tanks supported by Conservative policymakers. What we witness is hard to believe, or stomach.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYear of the Rat\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and urgent exposé - nail-bitingly tense, darkly absurd and utterly chilling. Risking his safety and sanity, Shukman has removed the far right's terrifyingly everyday mask. Now, we must ensure it stays off.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Year of the Rat : Undercover in the British Far Right","offer_id":45929533079749,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78474-605-6.jpg?v=1772680829","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/year-of-the-rat-undercover-in-the-british-far-right","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}