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Sailing Close to the Wind: Reminiscences by Kevin Maguire, Dennis Skinner (Hardcover, 2014)
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Dennis Skinner, the famed Beast of Bolsover, is adored by legions of supporters and respected as well as feared by admiring enemies. Fiery and forthright, with a prodigious recall, Skinner is one of the best-known politicians in Britain. He remains as passionate and committed to the causes he champions as on the first day he entered the House of Commons back in 1970. In an age of growing cynicism about politicians, the witty and astute Skinner is renowned as a brightly burning beacon of principle. He has watched Prime Ministers come and go - Heath, Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown - and yet remains uncorrupted by patronage and compromise. Cameron discovered Skinner's popularity when a public backlash forced the current PM to apologise in Parliament for calling Skinner a dinosaur who should be in a museum. Skinner at eighty has a unique take on post-war Britain. A combatant in the great social, industrial and political upheavals of the last half century, he's resisted telling his extraordinary story. Until now.Product Identifiers
PublisherQuercus Publishing
ISBN-139781782061564
eBay Product ID (ePID)15046656605
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSailing Close to the Wind: Reminiscences
Publication Year2014
SubjectPolitics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
AuthorKevin Maguire, Dennis Skinner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height238 mm
Item Weight620 g
Item Width165 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDennis Skinner, Kevin Maguire
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- 06 Nov, 2022
Dennis Skinner
Weather you hated him or loved him Dennis Skinner was a man who never sold out his principles ,unlike many he worked for his community full of interesting insights into the workings of government some funny so sad .The working class was never far from Skinner's mind and he keep his word to always work for them he was a man you couldn't help but like sadly we won't see his like again a man who was a real socialistVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Sep, 2020
Great Read A Political Gem
Great book a very good read gives an insight into Parliamentary life with a touch of humourVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Jun, 2019
Excellent book.
Great nook by a great man. Superb!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 May, 2019
great read
great read of a great polititionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Dec, 2016
very interesting
a very interesting book with good print and easy to pick up and read and return to it later and carry on enjoying the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Sep, 2018
Disappointed
Just not what Thought denis Skinner would be like disappointedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2021
great
all fineVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
