Too Close to Call: Power and Politics, John Major in
- ISBN-10
- 0316877166
- ISBN-13
- 9780316877169
- Series
- Too Close to Call
- Category
- Elections
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-01
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Authors
- Jonathan Hill, Sarah Hogg
Description
"When John Major decided in June 1995 to risk all and trigger a contest for the leadership of his party, it was the latest twist in a long-running saga: from the day he first won the key to Number 10, he had been engaged in a constant battle for survival." "Sarah Hogg and Jonathan Hill were the Prime Minister's closest advisers from 1990 to 1995. They saw the development of his political personality, philosophy - and problems - from the heart of Downing Street. Together, they have written Too Close To Call: the first insiders' account of the period leading up to John Major's general election victory in 1992, and also of his re-election campaign for the Tory leadership in 1995." "Drawing on their personal records of the time, and including many previously unpublished photographs, the authors lead you through the famous black front door and into a ringside seat at the political drama of the early 1990s. This book is an entertaining story of both the public and private lives of Number 10, taking the reader to the centre of power and throwing new light on the way Britain is governed. It gives vivid accounts of how the personalities of the time - Michael Heseltine, Chris Patten, Norman Lamont, Douglas Hurd, Kenneth Clarke - played their parts in the Cabinet. It takes you behind the scenes of a general election campaign, with its spin-doctors, speechwriters, triumphs and disasters. And in the final chapter, it gives the inside story of the Prime Minister's bold gamble to restore his authority in the summer of 1995."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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