Book review: "Blind Faith" by Ben Elton (2007)

It's the future. Rising sea levels have reduced London to an archipelago. The Temple has risen to power by convincing the populace the flood was a punishment from God. Holy law is explained in terms of empty self-empowerment slogans and mystic mumbo jumbo, enforced with an Inquisition-like zeal and Big Brother surveillance. Science is outlawed. Fiction is forbidden – only celebrity gossip, reality TV and Internet sites such as FaceSpace are acceptable. Citizens are expected to make public every aspect of their lives – including video footage of their lovemaking. There are no secrets.

Or are there? Mild-mannered government computer programer Trafford Sewell quite likes the idea of a bit of privacy and has begun to openly question the contradictions around him. Maybe he can find others who feel the same way. Maybe they can do something about it.

Final word: A well-sustained mixture of "1984", "Fahrenheit 451" and the worst aspects of modern society multiplied beyond our control.