(As well as providing a fascinating insight into his early life in a working-class suburb of North London and his former career as an airline pilot, Tebbit also gives a definitive account of the vital role he played in Mrs Thatcher's government with his tough trade union reforms and his masterminding of the Conservatives' 1987 General Election campaign. His reputation as '
(As well as providing a fascinating insight into his early life in a working-class suburb of North London and his former career as an airline pilot, Tebbit also gives a definitive account of the vital role he played in Mrs Thatcher's government with his tough trade union reforms and his masterminding of the Conservatives' 1987 General Election campaign. His reputation as 'the best body-puncher in British Politics' is confirmed)
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Hardcover
,
280 pages
Published
October 10th 1988
by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
(first published June 1988)
Fascinating stuff. I lived through Tebbit's political career, but had forgotten a lot of the detail he mentions here. I'd forgotten several cabinet ministers that he talks about. And, of course, a lot of the behind the scenes stuff was not public at the time. His career was sadly cut short by the IRA, and this book was written at that point. Highly recommended.