Discovering Scarfolk: a wonderfully witty and subversively dark parody of life growing up in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s

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It’s thoroughly dark, dark stuff, but there’s an incredible sense of depth, especially mirroring the politics of our current decade.

Discovering Scarfolk : Richard Littler : 9780091958480 Discovering Scarfolk : Richard Littler : 9780091958480

The aesthetic is utilitarian, inspired by public sector materials in the United Kingdom such as public information films and posters issued by the Central Office of Information and British Transport Films during the 1970s. Citizens didn't fear their annihilation; they quite looked forward to demonstrating their 'Dunkirk spirit' with the misguided belief that it would somehow bring the country together. Yes - but the hardback and Kindle editions of the book are both quite expensive, and given the paucity of actual content I think it's probably more sensible to simply read the blog. The police immediately seized and confined the children as evidence in a crime investigation, which, after much dithering, ultimately never went to court leaving the families no choice but to pursue a private prosecution against the kidnapper. I have a personal response to most of the artifacts I imitate, and I’m lucky that others have had similar responses.Not a day goes by without some political event or figure rivaling the absurdity of anything a satirist can create.

Discovering Scarfolk - Penguin Books UK Discovering Scarfolk - Penguin Books UK

Speaking exclusively to Northern Soul, Littler says: “A few years ago I created birthday cards for friends and family that imitated old Penguin and Pelican books and other 1970s artefacts.Records show, however, that he was also secretly employed by the state to violently intimidate seditious citizens and prying outsiders. What also seems clear is that an unidentified but enthusiastic council employee took it upon themselves to extend Plan C to almost every eventuality, in effect making the nuclear Plan C simply the only plan. I bought this for my partner but they were laughing so hard reading it that I thought I should read it too. My wife has actual footage of me in a reading chair, this book prominently open in my lap, and light snores coming from my direction. I know it will continue to amuse and unsettle me for a very long time — and I’m not saying that because I took my Lobottymed.