Year of the Rat

‘Important and courageous’ * James O’Brien. *[A] courageous and diligent book… a close and gripping inspection of the character of the far right and threat it poses… Shukman’s reporting is bold and assiduous, and provides rare documentary insight * New Statesman *Boldly and bravely, Shukman achieves something only the best novels manage. He sits with far-right activists long enough to understand them, and in doing so, makes the movement far more frightening and far more human than any polemic ever could – Lea YpiBrave and humane, Harry Shukman delivers a nuanced and insightful portrait of a world many of us would prefer not to see – Graham NortonYear of the Rat reads like the perfect thriller. Nail bitingly tense, darkly funny, unexpectedly compassionate and urgently important. I was caught up with it from the first page – Esther FreudThe rise of the far-right is one of biggest and most challenging stories around, and Harry tells it with clarity, compassion and humour. There are episodes in the book that could be set pieces in a fine novel, they really stay with you. And I found his personal bravery humbling and inspiring – Sathnam SangheraYear of the Rat is that rare thing: investigative journalism with the nerve of a thriller and the wit of a great piece of reportage… Courageous, sharply observed and very timely – Johanna Thomas-Corr‘Anyone who wants to understand British politics has to read this book.’ * Grace Blakeley *[An] excellent investigation into the underworld of the British far right… There is…an immense value in the intimacy of Shukman’s account * Times Literary Supplement *‘This undercover expose of far right extremism in the UK is truly gripping. Unputdownable.’ * Otto English *

Harry Shukman is a researcher at HOPE not hate, an anti-fascist organisation. Formerly a journalist, he worked as a news reporter for The Times and then a writer and editor for the Manchester Mill - an investigative online newspaper - and its sister sites in Liverpool and Sheffield.

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