A Short History of England, 2020-2089

About the Book

A short history of England, 2020-2089 is the autobiography of one of the movers and shakers in mid and late 21st century England, Sir Jeremy Lewin. Lewin describes a century in which the country passes through rapid economic collapse, political isolation and moral degradation to find a new way forward. Following the failure of long-standing national institutions the country is in search of new political and moral beliefs. These, combined with daring technological innovation, transform a post-industrial, post-imperial England very similar to the Britain we know today into a very different country…..

About the Author

David Tirr was born in Yorkshire, England, and was educated there and at Oxford University. He has spent most of his active life as a civil servant, first in London and then in Brussels, always specializing in foreign relations. He has worked for the British Government, the European Commission and the European External Service. He still lives in Brussels but frequently travels to the UK and a number of other European countries. A historian by training, David Tirr has always questioned why people believe what they believe. For him, religion and mythology – ancient and modern – have always driven the course of events and redefined the identity of peoples; so faith, the stories around which faith is built, and the political consequences have always shaped history – be it truth or fiction.