Wake Up – Morgan Piers (2020)

Piers Morgan calls for a return to common sense and an end to cancel culture. He writes for readers who are tired of being told how to think, speak, eat and behave, believe the world has gone mad, and see NHS heroes and Captain Tom as the true stars of society rather than self-obsessed celebrities and royal renegades. From feminism and masculinity to racism, gender, body image, veganism, mental health and competitiveness at school, Morgan argues that the right to free speech and to express an honestly held opinion is being sacrificed to “woke” political correctness. In 2020, the global pandemic exposed deep divisions in British society and brought a toxic culture war to the surface. Morgan urged the nation to come to its senses and held the Government to account over its handling of the crisis. COVID-19 revealed stockpiling, lockdown cheating and attacks on free speech, but also the bravery of healthcare workers, greater appreciation for migrant workers, renewed local community spirit and noble public acts such as those of Captain Sir Tom Moore. Wake Up is Morgan’s rallying cry for a united future, a reconsideration of what truly matters and a return to liberalism in which freedom of speech is paramount. It recounts how the world began to wake up and why it must not go back to sleep.