How to Be an MP
Published on 24. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-78590-919-1 (ISBN)
Description
Not for everyone the title of Prime Minister, Foreign
Secretary or other such hallowed callings; the vast majority of the House of
Commons is made up of backbenchers - the power behind the constitutionally
elected throne.
Here is a guide for anyone and everyone fascinated by the
quirks and foibles of Westminster Palace, covering all species of backbencher
and providing every hardworking MP and political enthusiast with the know-how
to survive life in Parliament.
From how to address the crowd, weather marital troubles and
socialise at party conference to the all-important Backbenchers'
Commandments, How to Be an MP is indispensable reading for
anyone wishing to make a mark from the back benches and influence proceedings
in the House. And in the process it provides the outsider with a riveting
insight into life as a Member.
Secretary or other such hallowed callings; the vast majority of the House of
Commons is made up of backbenchers - the power behind the constitutionally
elected throne.
Here is a guide for anyone and everyone fascinated by the
quirks and foibles of Westminster Palace, covering all species of backbencher
and providing every hardworking MP and political enthusiast with the know-how
to survive life in Parliament.
From how to address the crowd, weather marital troubles and
socialise at party conference to the all-important Backbenchers'
Commandments, How to Be an MP is indispensable reading for
anyone wishing to make a mark from the back benches and influence proceedings
in the House. And in the process it provides the outsider with a riveting
insight into life as a Member.
Reviews / Votes
"Marvellous... Really frightfully good." John Crace, The Guardian
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 134 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78590-919-1 (9781785909191)
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Person
Paul Flynn was the MP for Newport West from 1987
until his death in 2019. In 2016, aged eighty-one, he served as shadow
Secretary of State for Wales and shadow Leader of the House of Commons, making
him the oldest MP to hold a shadow Cabinet position in over a century.
Described by the Welsh First Minister as a giant of the Welsh Labour movement,
he was hailed by the Prime Minister as an outstanding parliamentarian and a
tireless campaigner. The late political sketchwriter Simon Hoggart referred to
him as the thinking man's Dennis Skinner.
until his death in 2019. In 2016, aged eighty-one, he served as shadow
Secretary of State for Wales and shadow Leader of the House of Commons, making
him the oldest MP to hold a shadow Cabinet position in over a century.
Described by the Welsh First Minister as a giant of the Welsh Labour movement,
he was hailed by the Prime Minister as an outstanding parliamentarian and a
tireless campaigner. The late political sketchwriter Simon Hoggart referred to
him as the thinking man's Dennis Skinner.