{"product_id":"the-fall-of-boris-johnson-9781035016563","title":"The Fall of Boris Johnson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSebastian Payne is the Director of the think tank Onward and the former Whitehall Editor for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBroken Heartlands\u003c\/i\u003e, which was \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Political Book of the Year. Sebastian presented the Payne's Politics podcast, which was shortlisted for News Podcast of the Year' at the National Press Awards. \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Boris Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e is his second book and was a winner at the Parliamentary Book Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn entertaining and illuminating fly on the wall romp through Boris Johnson's final nine months, where the fly, Seb Payne, must frequently have thought he was on hallucinogens. It's more fun than a Downing Street party and contains a suitcase full of news. -- Tim Shipman\u003cbr\u003eA timely reminder of the fine art of defenestration written by one of Fleet Street’s most trusted insiders. Delicious detail, break-neck pace and a curiosity which is both urgent yet empathetic. We are lucky to have Sebastian Payne. One of the finest of his generation. -- Emily Maitlis\u003cbr\u003eA genuinely page-turning, gripping account of some of the most extraordinary days in modern British history. Very well sourced, this is a book historians will be turning to for a long time to come. The fall of emperors often seems a more interesting theme than their rise; Seb Payne triumphantly confirms it. -- Andrew Marr\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, a devastating piece of contemporary history and I’d recommend anyone with a remote interest in politics reads it. However bad you thought the Boris Johnson denouement was, Payne shows that it was much worse. We’re living in a time of epic political implosions, and the definitive history of this one has just been written. -- Fraser Nelson\u003cbr\u003eAny Tory MP tempted by a Johnson comeback should be prescribed this book by their GP -- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, A Political Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003ePayne writes with great skill . . . borders on the best of Tom Sharpe . . . revelatory * The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eI urge you to read -- Nick Cohen\u003cbr\u003eRevealing stories . . . delicious detail * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSeasoned Westminster commentator Payne brilliantly, breathlessly and low-blow by low-blow captures the car crash at Downing Street -- \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, A Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eHas all the pace, intrigue, complexity and dirt worthy of the finest Netflix drama * Metro *\u003cbr\u003ePayne tells the inside story, charting the crescendo of scandals that led to the resignation of a prime minister * Financial Times *","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866317697367,"sku":"9781035016563","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035016563.jpg?v=1722278105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fall-of-boris-johnson-9781035016563","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}