"Tinline has a wonderful gift of making political history fun. Carefully researched and vividly written, this book is about personalities as much as principles. He has a keen eye for telling biographical details."-- Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday Times "One of the most original and enjoyable books on British politics to have appeared for many years. Phil Tinline's narrative of competing nightmares is compelling."-- New Statesman 'A bracing and highly accessible account of the three most shape-shifting phases in Britain's modern political history.' -- David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain; Family Britain; and Modernity Britain "A much-needed, nuanced and compelling account. Tinline brilliantly challenges the way we view the past and inspires us to take a fresh look.

"--Steve Richards, author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had 'At last, an original big history of British politics in the last 100 years.' -- Sir Anthony Seldon, biographer of prime ministers and co-author of The Impossible Office? 'A fascinating exploration of how politicians come to think the unthinkable, The eath of Consensus is essential reading for our age of permacrisis.' -- Helen Lewis, author of Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights "One of the most original books on British politics published this year."--The Times, 'Best Political and Current Affairs Books of 2022' "An insightful and timely new book."-- The Spectator "[A] fascinating analysis of the bad dreams that have fashioned Britain's dominant narratives."-- Morning Star "An excellent book about the death of successive political orders."--Prospect "Stylishly written . In the age of Brexit and "post-liberalism", The Death of Consensus has much to communicate about how Britain has successfully navigated past moments of unnerving shift.

"--The Church Times "An interesting and discursive view of the continuity of national economic problems that all governments have to confront." -- Irish Legal News "An engaging anecdote-packed history." -- Foreign Affairs.