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Book SynopsisExploring why conservatives have lost almost every political argument since 1945, Ed West looks at this endless litany of failure from the perspective of one of the losers, in a semi-autobiographical, self-deprecating way.
Trade ReviewMost enjoyable * John Rentoul *
A self-deprecating and often hilarious memoir of a born conservative watching the world go wrong. Sprinkled with gallows humour, like a political version of Nick Hornby's
Fever Pitch or a humorous version of John O'Farrell's
Things Can Only Get Better, it is also crammed with history, political philosophy and social science . . . Behind the dry wit and self-mockery, [West] has something important to say * The Critic *
Funny and thoughtful * Sam Leith *
An entertaining, wide-ranging defence and explanation of the conservative way of seeing the world. Alongside some fine knockabout polemic, there is a colourful and lively account of the development of conservatism as a coherent tradition, and a good deal of amusing memoir showing the development of West's worldview . . . West's undoubtedly robust conservatism is nevertheless suffused with generosity and wit. Small Men is not only full of self-deprecating asides but is laugh-out-loud funny * Catholic Herald *
Insightful, poignant and at times hilarious * The Times *
Highly entertaining . . . an enjoyable history of conservative thought * Mail on Sunday *
Anyone - liberal, conservative, whatever - would enjoy Ed West's
Small Men on the Wrong Side of History. It is full of the most fascinating facts, all mixed in with Ed's inimitable displays of self-mockery * Tom Holland *
Funny, candid, wise and prophetic * Colin Brazier *
