Perfidious Albion

Sam Byers’s Perfidious Albion is a sharp, satirical, dystopian take on post-Brexit Britain. Set in a small town manipulated by tech companies, populist movements, and digital misinformation, the book skewers political hypocrisy and online culture. Byers’s writing is biting yet sophisticated, blending humour with genuine political critique. The novel illustrates how fear and manipulation can erode democratic norms and warp community life. Its speculative elements heighten the absurdity of contemporary politics while maintaining a frightening believability. Smart, unsettling, and incisive.