The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson
10 Downing Street Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 8. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4729-7593-5 (ISBN)
Description
A return to the wit and wisdom of Boris Johnson - Brexiteer, Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister. New and updated edition.
2019 - the year that Boris took on the 'lingering gloomadon-poppers', pledged to steer the UK between the 'Scylla and Charybdis of Corbyn and Farage' and into the calmer waters of political freedom. Of course there was always bound to be 'a bit of plaster coming off the ceilings of Europe's Chanceries'.
Harry Mount has updated his edited collection of the Prime Minister's wit and wisdom with three new chapters dealing with Boris's time as Brexiteer-in-chief; Foreign Secretary and 'On the Threshold of Downing Street'.
He describes Boris's Brexit campaign, his leadership breakdown in 2016, his ups and downs as Foreign Secretary, his time outside the political establishment, his turbulent private life and how Boris felt it was his manifest destiny to become the prime minister.
So buckle up for a riotous tour of the million-pound NHS funder, golden wonder, pro-having, pro-eating blond behemoth. This is The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson.
2019 - the year that Boris took on the 'lingering gloomadon-poppers', pledged to steer the UK between the 'Scylla and Charybdis of Corbyn and Farage' and into the calmer waters of political freedom. Of course there was always bound to be 'a bit of plaster coming off the ceilings of Europe's Chanceries'.
Harry Mount has updated his edited collection of the Prime Minister's wit and wisdom with three new chapters dealing with Boris's time as Brexiteer-in-chief; Foreign Secretary and 'On the Threshold of Downing Street'.
He describes Boris's Brexit campaign, his leadership breakdown in 2016, his ups and downs as Foreign Secretary, his time outside the political establishment, his turbulent private life and how Boris felt it was his manifest destiny to become the prime minister.
So buckle up for a riotous tour of the million-pound NHS funder, golden wonder, pro-having, pro-eating blond behemoth. This is The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
125 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-7593-5 (9781472975935)
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Harry Mount
The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson
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Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Person
Harry Mount is a journalist and author, whose books include How England Made the English, Amo, Amas, Amat and All That and Harry Mount's Odyssey. He was a New York correspondent and a leader-writer at the Daily Telegraph, where he worked with Boris Johnson for five years. He is now the editor of The Oldie magazine.
Content
Introduction by Harry Mount
1 The Child is Father of the Man - Early Life, Eton, Oxford and the Bullingdon
2 Boris's Nine Lives: Gaffes, Denial and Resurrection
3 Fourth Estate Boris - Triumph in Brussels, the Spectator years
4 Boris in the House - political views
5 Mr Mayor - Boris in City Hall
6 Boris vs Dave - Race to the top
7 Politicians I have known...
8 Olympic Hero
9 Boris the Classicist
10 On wine, women and song - and bicycles
11 Boris the Culture Vulture
12 Brexit Boris
13 BJ of the FO (2016-2018)
14 On the Threshold of Downing Street
15 Other people on Boris
1 The Child is Father of the Man - Early Life, Eton, Oxford and the Bullingdon
2 Boris's Nine Lives: Gaffes, Denial and Resurrection
3 Fourth Estate Boris - Triumph in Brussels, the Spectator years
4 Boris in the House - political views
5 Mr Mayor - Boris in City Hall
6 Boris vs Dave - Race to the top
7 Politicians I have known...
8 Olympic Hero
9 Boris the Classicist
10 On wine, women and song - and bicycles
11 Boris the Culture Vulture
12 Brexit Boris
13 BJ of the FO (2016-2018)
14 On the Threshold of Downing Street
15 Other people on Boris