Synopsis
The Times – Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year
An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics – and the pivotal moments that got us where we are now. From Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had.
'Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British...
Details
05 September 2024416 pages
9781035015368Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Steve Richards is one of the shrewdest political commentators we haveAndrew Marr, author of The Making of Modern Britain
So many turning points, so little real turning. Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British politics. To pilot a better future, we need to learn how not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The book is a lesson in just thatWill Hutton, Observer columnist
A wonderful book to savour. Only Richards can take you on a journey that flies so gracefully above the hurly-burly of politics and explain what’s actually going onIsabel Hardman, author of Why We Get the Wrong Politicians
An engaging canter through postwar Britain . . . shaped by a lifetime of readingProspect
