St. George's Day

ISBN-13: 9781452865171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 342 str.

S. Payne

Opis

St George's Day is a dark comedy set in London in the middle of the 21st century, a time when it is no longer politically correct to use the term "politically correct" in public. After a devastating attack that wipes out the entire government, Britain descends into temporary chaos. What eventually emerges is a fractured society headed by a coalition government increasingly under pressure from the growing Fundamental Party, that will be contesting another by-election on St George's Day. One of the last surviving newspapers, The New Globe, is cautiously covering the election, its editor mindful that staff have arrived at the office in sealed packages having fallen foul of the Fundamental Party's followers. Aware of ever-present surveillance, The New Globe's journalists frequently take shelter in the open forum of The Albion pub. The authorities are unable to offer protection to most of the capital's citizens outside the more affluent districts, so dubious private security firms provide businesses such as The Albion with minders. Two of these minders 'accidentally' murder a local man - the wrong one as it turns out - when sent on a simple mission to deliver a forceful message. Tipped off by the minders that there will be something worth filming, Terry is there to capture the action and foolishly sells the photos of a 'suicide' to The New Globe. The police are not fooled and make themselves busy at The Albion, since to ignore such a blatant and public outrage would otherwise be considered typical. The Fundamental Party's candidate is interviewed and takes great exception to the subsequent article published by The New Globe. Wrongly believing the journalist responsible actually resides at The Albion, the Party's followers plan to seek revenge, timing their attack to coincide with the St George's Day celebrations at the pub that is evidently frequented by a motley collection of rival criminals, the police and representatives of the ever-critical media.