{"product_id":"turning-points-9781035015351","title":"Turning Points","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Richards is a political columnist, journalist, author and presenter. He regularly presents \u003ci\u003eThe Week in Westminster\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC Radio 4 and has presented BBC series on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was named a Book of the Year' in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe writes for several national newspapers including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He also presents a popular political one-man show each year at the Edinburgh Festival and across the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging canter through postwar Britain . . . shaped by a lifetime of reading * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful book to savour. Only Richards can take you on a journey that flies so gracefully above the hurly-burly of politics and explain what’s actually going on -- Isabel Hardman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get the Wrong Politicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pure pleasure to read. Richards is the ideal companion for anyone wishing to taste, feel and understand the ebbs and flows of the British experience since the end of the Second World War. The key characters live and breathe in his pages -- Peter Hennessy, historian and author of \u003ci\u003eA Duty of Care\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterly account. Insightful, thoughtful and above all full of empathy, \u003ci\u003eTurning Points\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of understanding as well as scholarship -- Gavin Esler, journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eHow Britain Ends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo many turning points, so little real turning. Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British politics. To pilot a better future, we need to learn how not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The book is a lesson in just that -- Will Hutton, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e columnist\u003cbr\u003eExcellent. Steve Richards is one of the shrewdest political commentators we have -- Andrew Marr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA better and more thought-provoking book than most of those about prime ministers -- Tim Shipman, author of \u003ci\u003eAll Out War\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and original book that sheds new light on the forces that shape British politics -- Iain Dale, broadcaster and commentator, on \u003ci\u003eThe Prime Ministers We Never Had\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836670558551,"sku":"9781035015351","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035015351.jpg?v=1710380492","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/turning-points-9781035015351","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}