{"product_id":"the-right-to-rule-9781399810296","title":"The Right to Rule","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eTOP 50 BOOK OF THE YEAR AND POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBEST POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''BRILLIANT'' ANDREW MARR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT'' ED BALLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ESSENTIAL\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eJON SOPEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A GRIPPINGLY-WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS'' ISABEL HARDMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''SUPERB'' EVAN DAVIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Over the last decade, the British people have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and five messages to the nation. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the EU, to a global pandemic, governments - and ideologies - have changed, but Tory power has clung on. Merciless rebellion and the swift ousting of leaders have enabled this, and yet the same ruthlessness may ultimately bring about their do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003eencapsulation of thirteen years -- Andrew Marr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jon Sopel\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egrippingly-written\u003c\/b\u003e, detailed book that answers so many questions -- Isabel Hardman\u003cbr\u003eInsightful, authoritative and incredibly readable. \u003cb\u003eIt had me open-mouthed with amazement\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ed Balls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb\u003c\/b\u003e -- Evan Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarvellous\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Packed with insight, gossip and candid reflections from the major players -- Stephen Bush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpertly explains \u003c\/b\u003ehow a governing party mainly skilled in backstabbing survived in power -- Michael Portillo\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderfully written\u003c\/b\u003e canter through an extraordinary decade and a bit. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e -- Chris Mason\u003cbr\u003eFuture historians will take Ben Riley-Smith's\u003cb\u003e lucid and riveting\u003c\/b\u003e book as their guide -- Alan Johnson\u003cbr\u003eColourful and \u003cb\u003erichly researched\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rafael Behr\u003cbr\u003eRiley-Smith is \u003cb\u003ean excellent, pithy writer\u003c\/b\u003e with a knack for a telling phrase -- Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esharp insider account \u003c\/b\u003eof the long Tory reign -- New Statesman\u003cbr\u003eTerrific. \u003cb\u003eNot all political books are page-turners. This really is. \u003c\/b\u003eIt will be a while before it's bettered. It is really excellent -- Matthew d'Ancona\u003cbr\u003eFilled with chaos, rebellion, infighting, backbiting and catastrophe and much more. Interesting . . . \u003cb\u003ea cracking read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Financial Times, 'Readers' Best Books of 2023'\u003cbr\u003eFuture historians will refer to this study in cynicism and clever reinvention -- Daily Telegraph, 50 Best Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003eRiley-Smith is an excellent, pithy writer with a knack for a telling phrase . . . it will remain among the best books written about the chaos and carnage of the last 13 years -- Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eA majestic digested read of the last 13 years of Tory leadership, drawing together the threads of fou -- Guardian, Best Politics Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738932162903,"sku":"9781399810296","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399810296.jpg?v=1720050617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-right-to-rule-9781399810296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}