The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain - Ian Jack

Author: Ian Jack writes for the ‘Guardian.’ Duration: 325 pages - - Publishing House Vintage claim that the journals date from: 1989-2000, but in real terms articles go up to 2009. The essays are not in chronological order - the timescale is disjointed. My appetite for published essays from renowned journalists was whetted by the veteran pen of W F Deedes – ‘Words and Deedes.’ Bill’s journals stemmed from 1931 – 2006; Deedes died a year later at the age of 94 years. A great longevity of a Telegraph man whose pen never tired, giant footprints for the likes of Ian Jack and Tim Park to follow ... more

‘The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain: writings 1989-2009’ (Ian Jack) The author Ian Jack is a well established British journalist, currently writing for the Guardian. He has been widely published, first as a reporter for the local press in Scotland, then graduating to national broadsheets, with senior editorial roles in London. Jack’s length and breadth of experience as correspondent and editor are evident in this anthology of ‘writings’. His early background, in particular, informs much of this work, as he reflects on contemporary Britain and just how we arrived at the state in which ... more