{"product_id":"blue-murder-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-conservative-government-2010-2024-paperback","title":"Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010-2024 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Riley-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BRILLIANT' ANDREW MARR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT' ED BALLS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ESSENTIAL\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJON SOPEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A GRIPPINGLY-WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS' ISABEL HARDMAN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SUPERB' EVAN DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction; f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eully updated to include the general election.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the last decade, the British people have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and five messages to the nation. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the EU, to a global pandemic, governments - and ideologies - have changed, but Tory power has clung on. Merciless rebellion and the swift ousting of leaders have enabled this, and yet the same ruthlessness may ultimately bring about their downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWitty, hair-raising and brilliantly sourced, \u003ci\u003eThe Right to Rule\u003c\/i\u003e links as never before stories of betrayal in Cameron's Coalition, the rifts behind the Referendum, the travails of May, the chaos of the pandemic, the sagas of Johnson, the Truss implosion and the Sunak patch-job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough his unique access and unmissable inside stories, acclaimed Westminster journalist Ben Riley-Smith's explosive account is essential for anyone wondering how the Tories kept changing, kept revolting - and kept winning. For readers of Tim Shipman and Rory Stewart, this is the first, fullest and frankest story of the entire Tory government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Right to Rule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Riley-Smith is the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e's Political Editor. He has spent a decade at the paper covering politics in the Scottish Parliament, Westminster and Washington, DC. He has interviewed the last five prime ministers and covered the elections and referendums that have shaped recent British politics first hand. He has been shortlisted twice for political journalism at the British Journalism Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 7.72 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584426197213,"sku":"9781399810319","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NIB92qC9ri9781399810319.webp?v=1773612887","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/blue-murder-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-conservative-government-2010-2024-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}