The Politically Correct Scrapbook

By John and Laura Midgley
(Published by the Campaign Against Political Correctness)

Reviewed by Adrian Owens

Most political books have a limited potential audience – witness the small shelf space devoted to these books in a mainstream bookshop. The Politically Correct Scrapbook however will be enjoyed by many people who would never dream of picking up a weighty political memoir. My 12 year-old daughter devoured it avidly and every ConservativeHome reader could give this book as a present, confident in the expectation that the book will be hugely enjoyed by its recipient.

And, make no mistake, this book warrants a wide audience. For so prevalent is PC thinking in our country that the humorous demolition of the whole rotten edifice that this book provides is long overdue.

Of course, one can get angry about political correctness – and there is a place for such an emotion. But as John Prescott has recently discovered, ridicule is a more lethal political weapon than righteous anger, and The Politically Correct Scrapbook uses ridicule in spades, leaving the reader chortling at the absurdity of many modern agencies.

Over its one hundred pages, amusingly illustrated in full colour by Beverley Rodgers, John and Laura Midgley range over nursery rhymes; health and safety; job adverts; warning labels; and Christmas – all areas of life that have suffered more than most at the hands of bureaucratic zealotry in recent years.

Much original thought appears first on the internet these days. The editors reflect this phenomenon with the inclusion of a hilarious PC version of the Battle of Trafalgar that did the rounds of Outlook inboxes last year around the time of the 200^th anniversary of the battle. There is also an obituary to common sense culled from the internet.

John and Laura Midgley are activists of whom the wider conservative movement in this country can be proud. All proceeds from their book are ploughed back into the grassroots campaign they run on a voluntary basis - the Campaign Against Political Correctness  - against this very modern threat to our freedoms.

Buy this book for your friends and relatives - you don’t need to worry about being thought a political nerd, and at the same time strike a blow for the anti-PC campaign.

Buy the book directly from CAPC - £7.99 (inc. P&P) or £20 for three

Adrian Owens has been a Parliamentary candidate and is on the candidates’ list.  Now a business consultant he also volunteers as a Princes Trust business mentor.

Comments

[John Hustings]

I must say I'm not overly impressed by the CAPC website. Needs a bit of work I think.

[Laura Midgley]

On behalf of the Campaign Against Political Correctness, I'd have to say that this is not the usual comment we hear but we are certainly very much open to suggestions. So, if you have any specific ideas, we would love to know about them! Cheers.

[Richard]

Looks very entertaining. I shall get round to purchasing a copy over summer. Good luck with your campaign.

[spagbob]

sounds great, ill get one some time!