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Truss at 10: How Not to Be a Prime Minister
By (Author) Anthony Seldon
Atlantic Books
Atlantic Books
3rd December 2024
29th August 2024
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Central / national / federal government
Corruption in politics, government and society
941.0862092
Hardback
384
Width 153mm, Height 242mm, Spine 31mm
603g
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 spectacularlyBased 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.
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 *
Sir Anthony Seldon is a historian, writer and commentator. He helped found the Institute for Contemporary British History and is chair of the National Archives Trust. He is author or editor of over forty-five books on contemporary history, politics and education, including The Impossible Office, The Path of Peace and Johnson at 10.