Why is every film or tv programme a sequel or a remake? Why do the asterisks in that sentence make it ok? Why do so many people want to stop other people doing things, and how can they be stopped from stopping them? This book celebrates and commiserates on the state of things in our not entirely glorious modern world.

Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing; Classification: WH; Weight: 394 g; Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 22

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