Turning Points (inbunden, eng)

<p><b><i>The Times</i> Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year<br><br>An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics from Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i>.<br><br>'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 that' &ndash; Will Hutton</b><br><br>Every few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word &lsquo;unprecedented&rsquo; as a cabinet minister resigns or yet another inquiry is called.

We have become so accustomed to turmoil that it is impossible to take a breath and see where we are headed. In this magisterial history, respected broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards puts the recent chaos into context and takes a step back to explore ten critical moments that have shaped modern Britain.<br><br>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 &ndash; and events that may seem earth-shattering in the moment might be a passing tremor with the perspective of history.<br><br>With his trademark insight, forged over several decades as one of the UK&rsquo;s foremost political commentators, Richards blends anecdote and analysis to explore the biggest events in British political history.

A must-read for anyone seeking to understand our nation, this landmark work is enlightening and entertaining in equal measure.<br><br><b>'An engaging canter through postwar Britain . . . shaped by a lifetime of reading' &ndash; <i>Prospect</i></b></p>

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	416 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Pan Macmillan
Utgivningsdatum	2023-09-21
ISBN	9781035015351