Johnson at 10
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3.6 • 31 Ratings
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
After his sudden rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson presided over the most dramatic period of British history in almost a century. From the controversial prorogation of Parliament in August 2019 to the historic landslide victory later that year, the agonising upheaval of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic - and the scandals unleashed by both - the Afghanistan crisis, and the conflict in Ukraine, Johnson's premiership was more turbulent than any other in living memory.
This gripping work of contemporary history maps Johnson's time in power across ten decisive moments and sheds light on the most divisive and inscrutable prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Based on major interviews with key aides and allies, Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell give the first full account of Boris Johnson's explosive time in office.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating book, poorly narrated
The full horror of Johnson’s premiership makes entertaining reading and there is enough new material in this book, mainly from interviews with anonymous aides, that is is not just a rehearsal of what we already knew at the time. My one gripe is with the narrator, whose frequent emphasis on the wrong words or phrases, and his use of a strange nasal Ken Livingstone impersonation for all quotations, becomes increasingly grating.
What a terrible voice!
Listening to this is torture. The book sounds great but the voice is SO affected… like a stage actor who thinks he’s great, overemphasising with mock horror or over-egged nuance. The book is fascinating but I can’t hear any more. Giving up at chapter 3.
Boring Bojo
Not worth the read, bad narrative of the worlds worst PM