Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right is a 2012 book about far-right politics in the United Kingdom by British author and journalist Daniel Trilling.

Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right
AuthorDaniel Trilling
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFar-right politics in the United Kingdom
PublishedLondon, England, UK
PublisherVerso Books
Publication date
2012
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages234
ISBN9781781680803
324.241093

Synopsis edit

The book charts the rise (and fall) of far-right organisations such as the British National Party and the English Defence League.

Reception edit

The book was commended by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in The Independent, who noted that Trilling has "written an instructive account of white extremism in Britain",[1] while in The Guardian, David Edgar described it as a "brisk, compelling narrative".[2] Labour MP Jon Cruddas, who defeated a BNP challenge in Dagenham and Rainham in 2010 also reviewed the book for the New Statesman.[3] Reviews also appeared in Foreign Affairs,[4] New Republic[5] and The Scotsman.[6] Time Out London referred to the work as "pure pavement-pounding journalism" and Owen Jones praised it as "authoritative and eloquent".[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (8 September 2012). "Bloody Nasty People, By Daniel Trilling - Reviews - Books". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ^ David Edgar (25 October 2012). "Bloody Nasty People by Daniel Trilling – review | Books". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ "All white on the right". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Steven A. "Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right; Hate: My Life in the British Far Right". Foreignaffairs.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ^ Farago, Jason (11 December 2012). "Jason Farago Reviews Daniel Trilling's "Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right"". The New Republic. Newrepublic.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. ^ Gavin Bowd (1 September 2012). "Book review: Bloody Nasty People: The rise of Britain's Far Right". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. ^ Trilling, Daniel (9 October 2012). Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right. London: Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-959-1.