Description
Peter Riddell explores what it means to be a minister in the British Government
About the Author
Peter Riddell is the former director of the Institute of Government and current Public Appointments Commissioner for the British Government. He is a journalist and was a regular contributor to the Financial Times, where he was US Editor and Washington Bureau Chief until 1991, and the Times. Over his career, he has gained access to the innermost reaches of Whitehall and has written seven books and dozens of articles revealing the inner-workings of British Politics. This work earned him a President's Medal from the British Academy and, in 2012, a CBE.
Reviews
A fluent, entertaining and at the same time serious analysis of the British way of governing -- Chris Mullin * Spectator *
Should political wannabes be seeking some holiday literature, here is a tome which they really should read (preferably through their fingers) ... fascinating -- Ruth Wishart * Herald *
Praise for In Defense of Politicians (In Spite of Themselves): In their hour of acute need, the British political class has found a true and candid friend in Peter Riddell part historian; part anthropologist; and part psychotherapist. They should cherish him and his book as a guide on how best they might rise to the level of events and increase the chances of an improvement in public trust in politicians and the political protest. -- Lord Peter Hennessey, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London.
Book Information
ISBN 9781788162197
Author Peter Riddell
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Profile Books Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 280g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 24mm