{"product_id":"on-charlatans-by-chris-bowen-9780733645235","title":"On Charlatans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do we continue to vote for politicians who say 'I don't hold a hose, mate' or who advocate that we drink bleach to fight COVID-19?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Charlatans\u003c\/em\u003e by Chris Bowen, who was set to be Treasurer had Labour won the 2019 federal election, is a reflection on what went wrong and why charlatans are gaining power in politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor charlatans, the road to political success is paved with dishonesty, disunity, fake news, and empty promises. Selling themselves as a new and different alternative to traditional politicians, charlatans have decimated centre-left political parties around the world but offer no solutions to the concerns of ordinary people who they trick into voting for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween Trump's disastrous final weeks in the White House, the United Kingdom's total COVID-19 meltdown under Boris, and the three-word slogans driving Scotty from Marketing's policies, Chris Bowen's dissection of the politics of charlatanism and his stirring call to defeat it has never been more urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849599242476,"sku":"9780733645235","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5152643482449.jpg?v=1759056205","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/on-charlatans-by-chris-bowen-9780733645235","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}