Punch & Judy Politics: An Insider's Guide to Prime Minister's Questions - Couverture rigide

Hamilton, Tom; Hazarika, Ayesha

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1785901842 ISBN 13 : 9781785901843

Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Prime Minister's Questions is the bear pit of British politics. Watched and admired around the world, it is often hated at home for bringing out the worst in our politicians. Yet despite successive leaders trying to get away from 'Punch and Judy politics', it's here to stay.

Ayesha Hazarika and Tom Hamilton spent five years preparing Ed Miliband for the weekly joust, living through the highs and lows, tension and black humour of the political front line. In this insightful and often hilarious book, including an updated afterword discussing the key events of 2018, they lift the lid on PMQs and what it's really like to ready the leader for combat.

Drawing on personal recollections from key players including Tony Blair, David Cameron, Harriet Harman, William Hague and Vince Cable alongside their unique knowledge, Hazarika and Hamilton take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest PMQs moments.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ayesha Hazarika was a special adviser to Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband from 2007 to 2015. She is now a political commentator, broadcaster and stand-up comedian. She has a weekly column in the London Evening Standard and The Scotsman and appears regularly across television and radio including the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Newsnight, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, LBC and CNN.

Tom Hamilton worked as a policy specialist, speechwriter and political adviser for ten years after completing a PhD in theology and having no idea what to do with it. He was head of research for the Labour Party and helped to prepare Ed Miliband, Harriet Harman and Jeremy Corbyn for PMQs between 2010 and 2016, spending more of his life pretending to be David Cameron than he ever expected.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Biteback Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785901842
• ISBN 13: 9781785901843
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible