description: More fun and frolics from the West Country village of Moorcombe, where in spite of the recommendation of the parish council, an application to build a village hall in the style of a medieval castle is rejected.Confronted by such a denial of democracy, the village has no option but to make a unilateral declaration of independence with Kelvin Morchard, chairman of the parish council, as prime minister.Ousted by a right wing coup led by Queen Mandy I, alias Mandy Brown, Kelvin, with the help of Sodov, an east European diplomat visiting Moorcombe to discuss a possible village twinning, obtains a dummy atom bomb, which he uses to regain power. Flushed with success he threatens to detonate the Bomb and plunge England into a nuclear winter if his demands are not met. The authorities are faced with a dilemma. Send in the SAS or negotiate...
language: English
title: Any Fool Can Be Independent
titlecomplete: Any Fool Can Be Independent (Any Fool Series #9)
ratings_count: 1
series: Any Fool Series
publisher: Pelham Books