White Elephant: How the North East Said No Book

"White Elephant" is the greatest book ever written about English local government organisation. Can you afford not to read the only work which offers you: the real meaning of Red; the complexity of the Ibiza Beach Question; the definition of balance; an exploration of man's endless quest for the moral high ground; the insidious cunning of the Heineken Strategy; whether you really need a positive message; the shocking risks created by the Northumberland Schools Dispute; the peril of the Preston call centre; the dangers of maniacs; how to fix a motor car with a hair dryer; when a government minister is not a government minister; why 42 + 9 = 78; the creeping deceit of the corporate democratic core costing model; the strategic power of pizza; whether it is really wise to try to fit a broad church into a big tent (or vice versa); the final answer to the difference between a referendum and a plebiscite; and, much, much more!Read More