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Political memoirs or similar - recommendations?

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Yika · 12/08/2017 10:07

Just read All Out War about the Brexit campaign, found it riveting. I would like to read some more 'behind the scenes' books about politics or political memoirs. Does not necessarily have to be UK or recent politics. Any recommendations?

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Yika · 12/08/2017 19:23

OK good tip. I like Ken Clarke.

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buggerthebotox · 12/08/2017 17:17

I'm quite fancying the Ken Clarke one A Kind of Blue (I think).

One to avoid is the Tony Blair. Smile.

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Yika · 12/08/2017 17:15

Those all sound very appealing, thanks!

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tobee · 12/08/2017 13:34

My dad was given Gyles Brandreth's diaries Breaking the Code. He thought it was going to be terrible but was pleasantly surprised by it. Explaining how it works as a new mp and quite self deprecating. Also Barbara Castle diaries and Tony Benn's are highly regarded.

On the more historical side Margot Asquith's Great War Diaries. As wife of the prime minister at the start of World War One you can't get much closer. Plus she was a pretty extraordinary woman in her own right.

For something focussing on scandal Washington Babylon is fascinating, charting US presidents, from George Washington onwards, sexual and financial misdemeanours.

These are just a few, there are so many more!

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