Points of the compass Points of the compass The points of the compass mark the divisions on a compass, which is primarily divided into the four cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west. These points are further subdivided by the addition of the four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions—northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW), and northwest (NW)—to indicate the eight principal winds. In meteorological usage, further intermediate points between the cardinal and intercardinal directions, such as north-northeast (NNE) are added to give the sixteen points of a compass rose. At the most complete division are the full thirty-two points of the mariner's compass, which adds
The Broken Compass Continuum, with the altered subtitle "How Left and Right Lost Their Meaning". In anticipation of the 2010 general election, a revised paperback edition with the new title "The Cameron Delusion" was released in the UK on 17 March 2010. Poole in his "Guardian" review wrote that "Hitchens should at least be applauded for taking the trouble to provide an amusing index, a duty shirked by too many authors." The index was the subject of a full-page parody by Craig Brown in the magazine "Private Eye". The Broken Compass The Broken Compass: How British Politics Lost its Way is the fourth