Wake Up: Why the world has gone nuts

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The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller

It’s time we get back to common sense.
It’s time to cancel the cancel culture.
It’s time to Wake Up.

If, like me, you’re sick and tired of being told how to think, speak, eat and behave, then this book is for you.

If, like me, you think the world’s going absolutely nuts, then this book is for you.

If, like me, you think NHS heroes and Captain Tom are the real stars of our society, not self-obsessed tone-deaf celebrities (and royal renegades!), then this book is for you. If, like me, you’re sickened by the cancel culture bullies destroying people’s careers and lives, then this book is for you. From feminism to masculinity, racism to gender, body image to veganism, mental health to competitiveness at school, the right to free speech and expressing an honestly held opinion is being crushed at the altar of ‘woke’ political correctness.

In 2020, the world faced its biggest crisis in a generation: a global pandemic. In the UK, it exposed deep divisions within society and laid bare a toxic culture war that had been raging beneath the surface. From the outset, Piers Morgan urged the nation to come to its senses, once and for all, and held the Government to often ferocious account over its handling of the crisis.

COVID-19 shed shocking light on the problems that plague our country. Stockpilers and lockdown-cheats revealed our grotesque levels of self-interest and the virtue-signalling woke brigade continued their furious assault on free speech, shutting down debate on important issues like gender, racism and feminism. Yet just as coronavirus exposed our flaws, it also showcased our strengths. We saw selfless bravery in the heroic efforts of our healthcare staff. A greater appreciation of migrant workers. A return of local community spirit. And inspiring, noble acts from members of the public such as Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Wake Up is Piers’ rallying cry for a united future in which we reconsider what really matters in life. It is a plea for the return of true liberalism, where freedom of speech is king. Most of all, it is a powerful account of how the world finally started to wake up, and why it mustn’t go back to sleep again.

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3.3
34 reviews
Shirley Graham
13 December 2020
I suggest everyone read this . I is very informative and explains the world today that I did not know about. Sure made me do some thing but also made me understand things better. I never knew about some of the things going on in the world today. It is 1 of those books you just have to keep reading. There was a lot about the USA and the United Kingdom I would like his thoughts on Canada. I t would be great if he picked on Trudeau. The guy selling out Canada to China. Maybe your next book Piers. I enjoyed this one.
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TINA DACEY
2 April 2021
Cannot wait to get the book.Freedom of Speech very important.
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Craig S
3 November 2020
On the audio book, only 7 mins of chapter for Febuary, when should be over an hour.
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About the author

Piers Morgan was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers. Spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of the Sun he was given his own showbiz column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him editor of the News of the World in 1994 and he was headhunted two years later to edit the Mirror, where he stayed until 2004 when he was fired following his decision to publish photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. Piers was a judge on both Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent, won the first series of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice and hosted his own prime-time CNN show, Piers Morgan Tonight. He hosted one of the UK’s popular morning shows, Good Morning Britain and the interview show Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. Piers writes regular columns for the Mail on Sunday and DailyMail.com, and has written several books including the No. 1 bestseller, The Insider.

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