Description
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About the Author
Roy Hattersley is a politician turned writer. He was elected to Parliament in 1964 and in 1983 he became deputy leader of the Labour Party. He has written colums for The Guardian, Punch and The Listener.
Reviews
This eloquently written work would be my first choice for any student who wanted a compressed political history of the last fifty years in Britain...a classic. * Brian Walden, LITERARY REVIEW *
Hattersley calls it a 'prejudiced history' and it is all the better for that. What makes Hattersley a consistently thought-provoking and page-turning writer is the fact that his prejudices are not always predictable -- Andrew Rawnsley * Observer *
An entertaining, stylish and generally unbiased romp through the last half-century by Britain's leading born-again Socialist -- Ben Pimlott * Independent on Sunday, Books of the Year *
Centring on parliament, party, cabinet and conference, and where the inner history of the Labour Party is concerned, mingling casual revelations with well-researched accounts of key episodes. Not only is Hattersley's recall vivid, but he started in politics so young that he straddles the decades with little sign of effort. -- John Vincent * Spectator *
Mixes perspective and a polemic in a way which constantly makes you have to define where you stand -- Peter Preston * Observer, Books of the Year *
A formidable book, meticulously researched [and] immensely readable...Marvellous -- Tony Benn * Sunday Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9780349110592
Author Roy Hattersley
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 286g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 125mm * 25mm