The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn
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- Author：Steve Richards
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Colin
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This is a well-written and well-argued series of essays （based on unscripted TV lectures） of ten post-Second World War British politicians who might have been Prime Minister， but did not。 One can quibble about some of the suggestions （David Miliband， for example） but Steve Richards makes a convincing argument about each of them。 His analyses of their strengths and weaknesses are fair and reasonable， backed up with interesting detail。Similar to his book on Prime Ministers， the narrative can meand This is a well-written and well-argued series of essays （based on unscripted TV lectures） of ten post-Second World War British politicians who might have been Prime Minister， but did not。 One can quibble about some of the suggestions （David Miliband， for example） but Steve Richards makes a convincing argument about each of them。 His analyses of their strengths and weaknesses are fair and reasonable， backed up with interesting detail。Similar to his book on Prime Ministers， the narrative can meander at times and there is some degree of repetition。 But the overall presentation is good and the concluding summary is excellent。I detect more conviction in the accounts of Labour Party figures， particularly the Milibands， than in those of Conservative politicians。 Moreover， given its catastrophic effect on left and left-of-centre politics （and the UK as a whole）， Richards is arguably generous to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership。 But these are matters of opinion and overall， Richards does a good job in summarising the careers of a disparate selection of political personalities。 。。。more
Nigel
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A good read for the political junkieA catalogue of not failings but disqualifications against those who have aspired to the top position of British politics。 Written with great insight throughout。
DAVID LIDDLE
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