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Minority Rule

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By: Ash Sarkar
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The instant top 5 Sunday Times bestseller from political commentator Ash Sarkar, now available in paperback with a brand new afterword

'One of the boldest and most exciting thinkers of her generation' NAOMI KLEIN

'Delivers its message with punch and panache ... A joy to read' GUARDIAN

'If leftists feel they have been stumbling around in the darkness, Minority Rule flicks on the light' STANDARD

Minority rule (noun): an irrational fear fuelled by right-wing pundits, lobby journalists and billionaires, that minority groups are displacing majority populations.

We all know that the modern world is in crisis. But it’s not just a crisis for the climate, or of living standards – it’s a ‘blame crisis’. Whether it’s infighting on the left or the demonisation of immigrants on the right, there’s always a new talking point to distract us from real, systemic change.

Now is the time to realise that we have been duped into fighting with each other; now is the time to redirect our outrage towards those who deserve it.

In Minority Rule, political commentator Ash Sarkar offers a sharp and lively reality check. Whether it’s exposing the origins of the ‘white working class’, or examining how ‘non-events’ have taken over journalism, this book – now with a brand new afterword – will help you break the blame cycle for good.©2025 Ash Sarkar (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Elections & Political Process Literary History & Criticism Political Science Politics & Government United States World Thought-Provoking
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Critic reviews

Ash Sarkar is one of the boldest and most exciting thinkers of her generation (Naomi Klein, author of DOPPELGANGER and THE SHOCK DOCTRINE)
A brilliantly bracing polemic (Nigella Lawson)
An exegesis of the playbook of the right ... [Sarkar] is one of the most refreshing, salient voices on the left. For many progressives, the last decade has felt like something akin to a slow descent into madness, or falling victim to a collective, large-scale gaslighting campaign. With spectacular clarity and genuine wit, Sarkar puts her arm around their shoulders, offers a little tough love, and invites them to step out of the mist. If leftists feel they have been stumbling around in the darkness, Minority Rule flicks on the light
Sarkar has the inestimable advantage of being right ... We've been had. The truth is not online. The truth is about who owns what - and who doesn't ... Changing the world, as Marx famously said, is the point. But how? Sarkar's gambit would appear to be, start by getting people to see the world clearly. Minority Rule is a good start ... Sarkar is candid; she examines her own past errors. She is often funny ... Pick up this book. The future is at stake
A Marxist critique of left-liberal politics that delivers its message with punch and panache ... She prosecutes her case with more panache and punchiness, more hilarity, than is usual from the dour quarters of British political punditry. Her hyper-caffeinated prose and acid observations are unquestionably a joy to read ... Sarkar cultivates the image of a sassy social commentator, a sort of Tariq Ali of looking at your phone a lot
Original, vivid, reflective ... Feels like it's written by a really sage old philosopher, sequestered away in the corner of the university, but who is somehow across pop culture to be able to make references that you find funny and have touchstones with ... A marvellous piece of writing
I love a book which confounds your expectations. And Minority Rule is definitely that. It's the sort of book actually you wish you'd written. I really recommend it. Ash is a truly original thinker: unafraid to have something uncomfortable to say to her own side, which to me, is one of the marks of any political book which is worth reading
Her analysis is painfully true - it's brave and honest and the Left needs to hear this, especially from one of their own
A lively analysis of how the ruling classes purposefully misdirect political blame
This book is a timely investigation of how our culture, in its broadest sense, supports ideas that favour the ruling class . Ash Sarkar's book is essential reading - and time is short!
One of the most charismatic and compelling commentators in British politics for years now ... With the alt right seemingly winning the battle for hearts and minds around the west, Minority Rule is a necessary and welcome salvo from the other side
All stars
Most relevant
Not one to agree with a communist out-look on history or society (and still don’t) but the arguments made about societies failings are absolutely spot on. Hard to argue with the substance, but can argue through the lence it is applicable. Solid arguments, very gripping and informal writing style, 5/5 book would recommend,

Solid arguments.

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Ash says things as they are. She’s objective and provides a very informative dissection of our current sociopolitical condition around the world.

Insightful and bold

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her eye-opening debut, she reveals how minority elites rule majorities by creating the culture wars that have taken over our politics,

great book

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Well, it’s never any surprise to me when Ash puts in another barnstorming performance, thoroughly recommend to any fellow Novara Media follower, or to anyone who feels like something isn’t right about what’s being fed to us by mainstream media, diatribe newspapers, and right wing think tanks. Keep up the good fight, Ash.

Exactly what I was expecting (in a good way)

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I have seen Ash Sarkar interviewed and had formed the mistaken impression that she was a student revolutionary.
Her analysis of modern Britain is a lucid, witty and well argued polemic . Her reading of her own work is good and held my attention. Warmly recommended, especially to those who have not had her experience as a young black woman in the 2020s We have been encouraged to ignore social injustices by culture wars and division. She explores how class solidarity is fragmented by identity politics . Her examples are well chosen and powerful.

Passionate clarity

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