Points of the compass limit of the compass point. By the middle of the 18th century, the 32-point system had been further extended by using half- and quarter-points to give a total of 128 directions. These fractional points are named by appending, for example east, east, or east to the name of one of the 32 points. Each of the 96 fractional points can be named in two ways, depending on which of the two adjoining whole points is used, for example, NE is equivalent to NbEN. Either form is easily understood but alternative conventions as to correct usage developed in different countries and
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