With two MPs for parents, Sarah Winterton was one of the proudest women in the country. She felt as though her family was at the centre of events, and her parents, Nicholas and Ann Winterton - respective Members for Macclesfield and Congleton - were truly making a difference at the heart of British politics.But when the Wintertons became caught up in the parliamentary expenses scandal in 2009, Sarah was forced to question some of her longest-held assumptions about politics, family and the media. Was the life of a backbench MP worth the candle? Why slog away for hours on behalf of your constituents, if your only reward was to be vilified by Fleet Street?In this affectionate, defiant memoir, Sarah Winterton celebrates a pair of MPs renowned for their bloody-minded independence, who remain the longest-serving couple in the history of the House of Commons. She warmly and unashamedly defends not just her outspoken parents, but an entire political class in a time of great upheaval. With her rare perspective on 21st-century British politics, Sarah reveals a lost political world through insightful anecdotes, and asks challenging questions about the character of modern MPs and the functioning of Britain's parliamentary democracy.
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The Wintertons Unmuzzled
The Life & Times of Nick & Ann Winterton, Two Westminster Mavericks
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The Wintertons Unmuzzled
The Life & Times of Nick & Ann Winterton, Two Westminster Mavericks
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword by Rt Hon. David Davis MP
- 1: Every Constituency Should Have One
- 2: John Wayne Rides into Macclesfield
- 3: Dogs, Slippers and Cocktail Parties
- 4: The Girl at the Pony Club
- 5: Joining the Pantomime
- 6: Growing up in the Tory Tribe
- 7: England’s Green and Pleasant Land
- 8: The Wintertons Go to Westminster
- 9: The Work Horses of SW1
- 10: The Wintertons in the Firing Line
- 11: The Awkward Squad in Their Pomp
- 12: For Services to Parliament
- Appendix I: Notable Husband-and-Wife Teams at Westminster
- Appendix II: Expenses: The Final Verdict
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Plates
- Copyright
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