Truss at 10
How Not to be Prime Minister - The instant Sunday Times Bestseller
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-80546-213-2 (ISBN)
Description
*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*
'Enticingly structured... Commendable... The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same.' The Times
[A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of Truss's chaotic and catastrophic 49 days in No 10' Independent
'A textbook on bad government' Dominic Grieve, Guardian
The shortest-serving prime minister in history.
The first former leader to lose their seat since 1935.
An inside look at how it all went so wrong.
Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced on a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation. The aftershocks of her time in office are still felt today. How did she blow her opportunity so spectacularly?
Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, and focusing on the critical steps that led to her demise, this gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history gives the definitive account of Truss's premiership.
Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, 8 September 2024
'Enticingly structured... Commendable... The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same.' The Times
[A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of Truss's chaotic and catastrophic 49 days in No 10' Independent
'A textbook on bad government' Dominic Grieve, Guardian
The shortest-serving prime minister in history.
The first former leader to lose their seat since 1935.
An inside look at how it all went so wrong.
Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced on a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation. The aftershocks of her time in office are still felt today. How did she blow her opportunity so spectacularly?
Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, and focusing on the critical steps that led to her demise, this gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history gives the definitive account of Truss's premiership.
Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, 8 September 2024
Reviews / Votes
The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers... Seldon writes very well... His research has been extensive and the commentary is fleshed out with dialogue and quotations, which he assures us have been checked for accuracy and make for compelling reading. His verdict is harsh. * Dominic Grieve, Guardian * Enticingly structured... Commendable... The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same. * The Times * Excellent... first class... both fair and damning * Daniel Finkelstein, The Times on Johnson at 10 * Authoritative, gripping and often jaw-dropping * Andrew Rawnsley, Observer on Johnson at 10 * Invaluable * New Statesman on Johnson at 10 * Explosive * Isabel Hardman, The i on Johnson at 10 * [A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of Truss's chaotic and catastrophic 49 days in No 10... Contains candid on-the-record interviews with many of those involved... The book provides fresh insights into the personal tensions, "character flaws", and behind-the-scenes clashes that contributed to her downfall.. * Independent * A lively, brief and analytical account of a catastrophe * Financial Times * Written with swashbuckling historical perspective and panache, Anthony Seldon has produced an intimate account of an unparalleled British psychodrama... It should come with a trigger warning * PoliticsHome * Not for the faint-hearted * New Statesman *
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Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
604 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80546-213-2 (9781805462132)
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Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. A former headmaster and vice chancellor, he is author or editor of over fifty books on contemporary history, politics and education, including Johnson at 10, The Impossible Office?, May at 10, Cameron at 10, Brown at 10, Blair Unbound and The Path of Peace. He's been co-founder of Action for Happiness and the Institute of Contemporary British History, and is founder of the Museum of the Prime Minister.
Content
1: Secure the Power Base 2: Have a Clear and Realistic Plan for Government 3: Appoint the Best Cabinet/Team 4: Command the Big Events 5: Be Credible and Highly Regarded Abroad 6: Learn How to Be Prime Minister 7: Avoid Major Policy Failures 8: Maintain a Reputation for Economic Competence 9: Avoid U-turns 10: Retain the Confidence of the Party The Verdict: 'Deep State' or Deep Incompetence?