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"Why has the office of Prime Minister endured longer than any other democratic political office? Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the intimate details and experiences of our PMs - including the recent churn of Johnson, Truss and Sunak - discussing who has been most effective and why"--
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Sir Anthony Seldon is the acknowledged national authority on all matters to do with Number 10 and prime ministers. His first book on a prime minister, Churchill's Indian Summer: The Conservative Government, 1951–55 (1981), was published forty years ago, and since then he has written or edited many books, including the definitive insider accounts of the last six prime ministers. He has been the honorary historian at Number 10 Downing Street, chair of the National Archives Trust, and has interviewed virtually all senior figures who have worked in Number 10 in the last fifty years. His BBC Radio 4 series 'The Prime Minister at 300' was broadcast on the 300th anniversary of the office in April 2021.Jonathan Meakin was educated at Royal Holloway, University of London and at the University of St Andrews. He has had a lifelong interest in history. He has worked on many publications with Anthony Seldon, including Cameron at 10 and The Cabinet Office, (1916–2016).Illias Thoms has worked with Anthony Seldon for over ten years and this is their fourth book together, including Cameron at 10 and Brown at 10. He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in history and politics in 2014 and works as an assistant director in the UK film and television industries.Tom Egerton has worked with Anthony Seldon on various publications, including Johnson at 10. He is the Editor and founder of The Political Inquiry and was educated in history and politics at the University of Warwick.
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Why has the office of Prime Minister endured longer than any other democratic political office? Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the intimate details and experiences of our PMs – including the recent churn of Johnson, Truss and Sunak – discussing who has been most effective and why.
Vorwort
Over 300 years, fifty-seven individuals have held the office of British Prime Minister – who have been the best and worst?
