Reflections : conversations with politicians / Peter Hennessy and Robert Shephard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hennessy, Peter, author.

Shephard, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politicians--Great Britain--Interviews.

Politicians.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Haus Publishing Ltd, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The historian, " wrote E. L. Doctorow, "will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like." This book sees Peter Hennessy and Robert Shepard combine both approaches with the art of the interviewer, a craft at once sensitive and probing. Reflections collects transcripts of the best interviews from the BBC Radio 4 series Reflections with Peter Hennessy, a show on which the British political elite have spoken candidly about their careers and the moments that came to define their political lives. Supplementing the interviews are short biographies and profiles of the interviewees, allowing readers a fuller picture of each speaker's background and professional trajectory. This revealing book includes conversations with political heavyweights such as former prime minister John Major; former foreign secretaries Margaret Beckett, David Owen, and Jack Straw; Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock; Liberal Party leader David Steel; and chancellor of exchequer Nigel Lawson. In addition, Reflections presents interviews with leading women, including Shirley Williams and Clare Short, who spent years at the forefront of their parties in Westminster.The latest volume in the popular Haus Curiosities series, Reflections offers valuable insights from some of today's most influential political figures.

Notes:

"These interviews were first broadcast on BBC Radio 4"--Title page verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 21, 2016).

ISBN:

9781910376492

1910376493