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  • The Prime Ministers We Never Had

  • Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn
  • By: Steve Richards
  • Narrated by: Steve Richards
  • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

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The Prime Ministers We Never Had

By: Steve Richards
Narrated by: Steve Richards
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Publisher's summary

Was Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more ‘prime ministerial’ than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become prime minister if it were not for his brother, Ed? Would Ed have become prime minister if it were not for David? How close did Jeremy Corbyn come to being prime minister?

In this piercing and original study, journalist and commentator Steve Richards looks at 11 prime ministers we never had, examining what made each of these illustrious figures unique and why they failed to make the final leap to the very top. Combining astute insights into the demands of leadership with compelling historical analysis, this fascinating exploration of failure and success sheds new light on some of the most compelling characters in British public life.

©2021 Steve Richards (P)2021 W F Howes
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  • Categories: History
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“Britain's unusually capricious system of selecting its prime ministers means some very gifted leaders have been left on the shelf. There is no one better qualified than Steve Richards to blow away the cobwebs, and to tell us which of them might have made better prime ministers than the rum lot we sometimes got.” (Sir Anthony Seldon, author of The Impossible Office)

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