Author: Richards, Steve
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 5 September 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 416 pages
197 x 130 x 25 | 300g
The Times “ Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the YearAn 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 politics' “ Will HuttonEvery few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word ˜unprecedented' as a cabinet minister resigns or yet another inquiry is called. In this magisterial history, respected broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards puts the chaos into context. Blending anecdote and analysis, Richards takes a step back to explore ten critical moments that have shaped modern Britain “ from the Suez Crisis of 1956 to the Covid-19 pandemic, from 1945 to Thatcher.
Richards argues that it is only with distance that we can perceive the tectonic plates shifting “ and events that may seem earth-shattering in the moment might be a passing tremor with the perspective of history.
A must-read for anyone seeking to understand our nation, this landmark work is enlightening and entertaining in equal measure. 'Steve Richards is one of the shrewdest political commentators we have' “ Andrew Marr, author of The Making of Modern Britain