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Blue Murder

The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024

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Yazan: Ben Riley-Smith
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Özet
 'BRILLIANT' ANDREW MARR

'HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT' ED BALLS

'ESSENTIAL' JON SOPEL

'A GRIPPINGLY WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS' ISABEL HARDMAN

'SUPERB' EVAN DAVIS

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction; fully updated to include the general election.

Over the last decade, the British people have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and five messages to the nation. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the EU, to a global pandemic, governments - and ideologies - have changed, but Tory power has clung on. Merciless rebellion and the swift ousting of leaders have enabled this, and yet the same ruthlessness may ultimately bring about their downfall.

Witty, hair-raising and brilliantly sourced, Blue Murder links as never before stories of betrayal in Cameron's Coalition, the rifts behind the Referendum, the travails of May, the chaos of the pandemic, the sagas of Johnson, the Truss implosion and the Sunak patch-job.

Through his unique access and unmissable inside stories, acclaimed Westminster journalist Ben Riley-Smith's explosive account is essential for anyone wondering how the Tories kept changing, kept revolting - and kept winning. For readers of Tim Shipman and Rory Stewart, this is the first, fullest and frankest story of the entire Tory government.

Previously published as The Right to Rule©2023 Ben Riley-Smith Elections & Political Process Political Science Politics & Government Esprili Liberalizm Devlet
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A brilliant encapsulation of thirteen years (Andrew Marr)
Essential (Jon Sopel)
A grippingly-written, detailed book that answers so many questions (Isabel Hardman)
Insightful, authoritative and incredibly readable. It had me open-mouthed with amazement (Ed Balls)
Superb (Evan Davis)
Marvellous . . . Packed with insight, gossip and candid reflections from the major players (Stephen Bush)
Expertly explains how a governing party mainly skilled in backstabbing survived in power (Michael Portillo)
A wonderfully written canter through an extraordinary decade and a bit. Highly recommended (Chris Mason)
Future historians will take Ben Riley-Smith's lucid and riveting book as their guide (Alan Johnson)
Colourful and richly researched (Rafael Behr)
Riley-Smith is an excellent, pithy writer with a knack for a telling phrase (Daily Telegraph)
A sharp insider account of the long Tory reign (New Statesman)
Terrific. Not all political books are page-turners. This really is. It will be a while before it's bettered. It is really excellent (Matthew d'Ancona)
Filled with chaos, rebellion, infighting, backbiting and catastrophe and much more. Interesting . . . a cracking read (Financial Times, 'Readers' Best Books of 2023')
Future historians will refer to this study in cynicism and clever reinvention (Daily Telegraph, 50 Best Books of 2023)
Riley-Smith is an excellent, pithy writer with a knack for a telling phrase . . . it will remain among the best books written about the chaos and carnage of the last 13 years (Daily Telegraph)
A majestic digested read of the last 13 years of Tory leadership, drawing together the threads of fou (Guardian, Best Politics Books of the Year)
An impeccably sourced insider account (Financial Times)
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Unlike most of the other observers on this period of political history, the author remains objective throughout.

Balanced Expose

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the narrator did sound rather like Adrian Mole. I have also heard the Tim Shipman and the Russell Jones books on the same topics and found whilst the story was clearly the same the bias of the authors was noticeable, particularly in this volume

an excellent choice of title

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I heard the author on a podcast talking about this book and although my sort of thing, I frankly I went in expecting it not to add a huge amount to what I knew whilst I waited for Shipman 4. Completely wrong - a thorough insight into 11 of the key political events of the past 14 years and some great analysis on top. Definitely worth a listen !

Absolutely recommend

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A reminder although we should not need one of why the Conservatives deserve to be voted out of power as soon as possible. Well put together and a honest portrayal of a political party gone wrong.

A great obituary of a dying party

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While I follow politics with interest, this was a great book as it had added inside information and also pulled the story along in a joined up manner
I thought it objective and balanced - very difficult with politics
Well worth a listen

Great Listen

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