ISBN: 9780575400399 - honest opportunism: how we get the politicians we deserve (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Wie neu. Ohne Schutzumschlag. Honest Opportunism: How we get the politicians we deserve, Buch ist in Englischer Sprache, 336 Siten.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 336 pages. ex-library This is an account of how one climbs the greasy pole of politics to success and how one falls to failure and oblivion. This is a book for all Westminster-watche rs and power-hungry careerists. Why out of a population of 57 million are 651 ch osen to sit in Parliament? And why out of those 651 will some become ministers a nd a few reach the heights of the Cabinet, whilst the majority remain permanentl y on the back benches? What is it that attracts people to politics in the first place? And how does a family of die-hard Labour supporters produce offspring com mitted to the Tories? From public school to the Oxford and Cambridge Union, this book looks at traditional career routes to Westminster and asks whether politic al aspirants from such elite backgrounds are ideally suited to serve the interes ts of the people. It looks at how politics have changed over the last 30 years, and examines the irony that those who do not make it to the top serve their cons tituents a great deal better. It considers why some succeed - timing, single-min dedness, perseverance and luck - and the reasons for failure, ranging from polit ical extremism, sexual delinquency and questionable business associations, to be ing in the wrong place or party.…