Punch and Judy Politics
eBook - ePub

Punch and Judy Politics

An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister's Questions

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Punch and Judy Politics

An Insiders' Guide to Prime Minister's Questions

About this book

Prime Minister's Questions is the bear pit of British politics. Watched and admired around the world, it is often hated at home for bringing out the worst in our politicians. Yet despite successive leaders trying to get away from Punch and Judy politics, it's here to stay.Ayesha Hazarika and Tom Hamilton spent five years preparing Ed Miliband for the weekly joust, living through the highs and lows, tension and black humour of the political front line. In this insightful and often hilarious book, including an updated afterword discussing the key events of 2018, they lift the lid on PMQs and what it's really like to ready the leader for combat.Drawing on personal recollections from key players including Tony Blair, David Cameron, Harriet Harman, William Hague and Vince Cable alongside their unique knowledge, Hazarika and Hamilton take you behind the scenes of some of the biggest PMQs moments.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1: Evolution
  8. 2: The Questions
  9. 3: Norman Shaw South
  10. 4: The Answers
  11. 5: No. 10 Downing Street
  12. 6: The Joust
  13. 7: The Chamber
  14. 8: Backbenchers and Smaller Parties
  15. 9: The Spinners and the Lobby
  16. 10: Stand-Ins and Deputies
  17. 11: ‘That is that. The end.’
  18. 12: Punch and Judy Politics
  19. Afterword to the Paperback Edition
  20. Index
  21. About the Authors
  22. Copyright
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