Unplanned
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Unplanned

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eBook - ePub

Unplanned

About this book

Memories of Robert Davis's fascinating life as a member of the leadership team at Westminster Council for nearly twenty years and a councillor for over thirty-six years. From dining at Buckingham Palace with Nelson Mandela to an A-list private dinner with Boris Johnson and the Mayor of New York, from an appearance in an Oscar-winning film to a private drink with Robert De Niro in New York, Robert Davis has led an amazing, eclectic, and exciting life.Robert became not only the longest-serving councillor in the city's history but the youngest Lord Mayor of Westminster and the longest-serving Deputy Leader. He also accumulated nearly two decades leading the planning team of the most significant planning department in the country. With behind-the-scenes anecdotes of numerous leadership and other battles at the most important local authority in the country, this book also includes numerous amusing stories of incidents that have, until now, remained untold. His year as Lord Mayor of Westminster is told with fascinating insights into life in the Establishment. Added to this are the stories of how he met his husband, Sir Simon Milton, and how they were outed by a full front page of the Evening Standard. The book also deals with Simon's battle with leukaemia and his rise to become the senior Deputy Mayor of London in Boris Johnson's mayoralty and describes anecdotes of Simon's close relationship with Boris Johnson. Amusing, interesting, revealing and absorbing, this book gives a colourful insight into the way central London is governed as well as Robert's life in the fast lane.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Dedication
  7. Prologue
  8. 1. Pomp and Ceremony
  9. 2. How It All Started
  10. 3. My Family and Heritage
  11. 4. My Childhood
  12. 5. Cilla
  13. 6. The Enlightenment
  14. 7. Cambridge Conservatives
  15. 8. My Oscar
  16. 9. Freeman Box
  17. 10. Westminster Calls
  18. 11. My Life as a Public Servant
  19. 12. Scandals at City Hall
  20. 13. Amusement Arcades
  21. 14. The Westminster Initiative
  22. 15. The Day that Changed My Life
  23. 16. Realising My Ambition
  24. 17. State Visits
  25. 18. Mayoral Stories
  26. 19. New Leaders and Consequential Changes
  27. 20. Managing the City
  28. 21. My Marriage
  29. 22. My Love of Theatre
  30. 23. West End Live
  31. 24. Switzerland and the Glockenspiel
  32. 25. The London Mayors’ Association
  33. 26. The Wasting Tales and Other Stories
  34. 27. Fascinating People
  35. 28. More Westminster Stories
  36. 29. The Americans and Tale of the Crispy Duck
  37. 30. My Times at the Palace
  38. 31. Plaques Galore
  39. 32. Mallorca
  40. 33. Remembering Simon
  41. 34. In Simon’s Memory
  42. 35. My Charitable and Voluntary Work
  43. 36. Honours and Recognition
  44. 37. My Downfall … or What Goes Up Must Come Down
  45. 38. Moving On
  46. 39. A Life of Ups and Downs – A Reflection
  47. Index