Last Man Standing

Informationen zum Autor Jack Straw was born in Buckhurst Hill in 1946. Brought up in Loughton, he studied law at Leeds University and practised at the bar before becoming an MP in 1979. He served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons during Tony Blair’s premiership and Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor under Gordon Brown. Married with two children, he lives in London and his Blackburn constituency. Klappentext The autobiography of Jack Straw - an MP for thirty-three years and at the heart of government throughout the longest-serving Labour administration in historyThe autobiography of Jack Straw - an MP for thirty-three years and at the heart of government throughout the longest-serving Labour administration in history Zusammenfassung As a small boy in Epping Forest, Jack Straw could never have imagined that one day he would become Britain's Lord Chancellor. As one of five children of divorced parents, he was bright enough to get a scholarship to a direct-grant school, but spent his holidays as a plumbers' mate for his uncles to bring in some much-needed extra income. Yet he spent 13 years and 11 days in government, including long and influential spells as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary. This is the story of how he got there. His memoirs offer a unique insight into the complex, sometimes self-serving but always fascinating world of British politics and reveals the toll that high office takes, but , more importantly, the enormous satisfaction and extraordinary privilege of serving both your constituents and your country. Straw’s has been a very public life, but he reveals the private face, too and offers readers a vivid and authoritative insight into the Blair/Brown era and, indeed, the last forty years of British politics.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Straw, Straw Jack
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2016
• EAN: 9781509824229
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-2422-9
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Guides; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political leaders & leadership, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Political parties and party platforms, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Central government