{"product_id":"the-painspotters-guide-to-broken-britain-50-people-to-love-hate-blame-rate-paperback-softback-9781906465711","title":"The Painspotter's Guide to Broken Britain; 50 People to Love, Hate, Blame, Rate (Paperback \/ softback) 9781906465711","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Painspotter's Guide to Broken Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e50 People to Love, Hate, Blame, Rate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Holmes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781906465711, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.6 x 13 x 1.5 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to Broken Britain!\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMPs are blaming 'The System' for their thieving behaviour. Bankers have burnt through more cash than President Mugabe and still been bailed out. \u003cb\u003eBritain is Broke.\u003c\/b\u003e Only one thing's going to sort this mess out - some good old-fashioned finger pointing. It's time to take revenge... Painspotting style.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet the Painspotting commence!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is more effective than Prozac and cheaper than therapy. You may be angry, you may be mad, you may even be institutionalised, but put the baseball bat away, hang up your lynching rope, and let the Painspotting commence!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e50 of the best\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Love them, hate them, blame them, rate them: \u003ci\u003eThe Painspotter's Guide to Broken Britain\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the 50 most frightful characters you'll meet in a financial crisis, so prepare to laugh out loud at the \u003cb\u003eFrightened Fat Cat\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eMiserable Middle Class\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eSelf-help Saddo\u003c\/b\u003e and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe end of boom and bust.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet the bad times roll.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe About to Retire Retiree.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bailout Beggar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buy-to-Let Basket Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cash Finder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Celebrity Money Saver.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cohabiting Divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conspicuous Consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Credit Crunch Scrounger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deadbeat Debtor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Desperate Estate Agent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disposed of Worker (previously known as Our Most Important Asset).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Downwardly Mobile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dubai Deserter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economic Rioter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economically Stressed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elusive Tax Evader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Escaping Entrepreneur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ex, Expat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Extended (to breaking point) Family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Financial Oracle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Frightened Fat Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Good Lifer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gravy Train Politician.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Grumpy Undergraduate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Humbled (but still incredibly wealthy) Bank Boss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Irate Investor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Living Big Loser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Low-Bonus Banker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Miserable Middle Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Newly Liberated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe No Responsibility Regulator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Not Quite Such a Master of the Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nuevo Altruist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organic Food Fly-by-night.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Out of Touch Politician.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Outbound Immigrant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Petty Thief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pissed-off State Pensioner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ponzi Schemer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pseudo Rich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relegated Rich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Repossessed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Savvy Squatter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secure Civil Servant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Self-help Sado.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Self-righteous Tightwad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Taxed to Death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unabashed Bankrupt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Worthless Degree Holder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword – The Blame Game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Humour [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Humour\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Humour%20%5BWH%5D%22\"\u003eWH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Capstone","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501187232024,"sku":"9781906465711","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781906465711.jpg?v=1786215828","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-painspotters-guide-to-broken-britain-50-people-to-love-hate-blame-rate-paperback-softback-9781906465711","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}