Did I Really Say That?
Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78125-929-0 (ISBN)
Description
We all know what it feels like to put our foot in it, and if you're a politician, the opportunities for doing so are endless. Here, for our entertainment, Matthew Parris collects history's best slip-ups, hostages to fortune, errors of judgement, deliberate falsehoods, unintended truthfulness and straight-up gaffes.
From the Italian diplomat who thought 'quiche' was pronounced 'quickie', to the best of Brexit and Donald Trump, there's enough between these pages to give aspiring statesmen nightmares for weeks. If last year you enjoyed the pleasures of Scorn, this year you can delight in some well-earned political schadenfreude, and a reminder that the great and the good are only human after all.
From the Italian diplomat who thought 'quiche' was pronounced 'quickie', to the best of Brexit and Donald Trump, there's enough between these pages to give aspiring statesmen nightmares for weeks. If last year you enjoyed the pleasures of Scorn, this year you can delight in some well-earned political schadenfreude, and a reminder that the great and the good are only human after all.
Reviews / Votes
'I asked the barmaid for a quickie. I was mortified when the man next to me said it's pronounced 'quiche'. Italian Ambassador to Britain Luigi Amaduzzi'And what is Aleppo?' Libertarian presidential contender Gary Johnson during the 2016 US Election Campaign
'You've been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.' Donald Trump to 68-year-old Hilary Clinton
'Hitler's missed the bus' Neville Chamberlain, April 1940 -- Extracts from the book
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78125-929-0 (9781781259290)
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Persons
Matthew Parris worked for the Foreign Office before serving as an MP. He now writes as a columnist for The Times and the Spectator, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist award at the British Press Awards. He is the author of several books, including his autobiography Chance Witness and the bestselling The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase.