[BOOK] "A State of Fear" | Laura Dodsworth | pub. Pinter and Martin (2021)

[Tintin]

My copy of this I've been notified has been shipped and I'm very much looking forward to what else may be revealed inside.

Publisher's website: https://www.pinterandmartin.com/a-state-of-fear

They're an indie publisher so although the book is available on Amazon anyone interested in buying it I'd encourage to shop with P&M.

650 copies have I understand been delivered, one for each Member of Parliament.

I may even scan particular passages of interest as well and share them, as shown here:



Preview:

This is a book about fear. Fear of a virus. Fear of death. Fear of losing our jobs, our democracy, our human connections, our health and our minds. It's also about how the government weaponised our fear against us – supposedly in our best interests – until we were one of the most frightened countries in the world.
But why did the government deliberately frighten us? How has this affected us as individuals and as a country? Who is involved in the decision-making that affects our lives? How are behavioural science and nudge theory being used to subliminally manipulate us? How does the media leverage fear? What are the real risks to our wellbeing?

Ahead of any official inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Dodsworth explores all these questions and more, in a nuanced and thought-provoking discussion of an extraordinary year in British life and politics. With stories from members of the general public who were impacted by fear, anxiety and isolation, and revealing interviews with psychologists, politicians, scientists, lawyers, Whitehall advisers and journalists, A State of Fear calls for a more hopeful, transparent and effective democracy.

[Matthew]

Posted by Tintin (here)
(Extract from 'A State of Fear' by Laura Dodsworth)

I've just scanned page 92 of this excellent book.

Morgan cited here is an Educational Psychologist and a SPI-B advisor:


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Here's an interview with Laura Dodsworth, the author of A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zom32xVVRFg