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WHATEVER NEXT
EARL FERRERS
In this charming and poignant memoir, the 13th Earl Ferrers – Robert Washington Shirley, farmer, businessman, politician, husband and father – reflects on a life very well lived. Contemplative musings on politics, religion, relationships and the meaning of life are peppered throughout with humorous anecdotes – of an aristocratic upbringing at Staunton Harold in the 1930s, high jinks at Winchester and Cambridge, national service in the jungle of Malaya with the Coldstream Guards, and his time as a minister in every Conservative Government from Macmillan to Major. Whatever Next? recounts captivating tales of the ups and downs of Westminster life from a peer with a real twinkle in his eye.
‘Robin Ferrers is one of the most engaging and loved parliamentarians of recent decades. He is a national treasure, and his memoirs are proof-positive that there is humanity in politics.’ – Sir John Major
368pp paperback, £8.99
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THE SPICER DIARIES
MICHAEL SPICER
Michael Spicer is one of the most talented and influential Conservative politicians of his generation. He was an MP from 1974 to 2010 and was minister variously for aviation, electricity and coal, and housing. Knighted in 1996, in 2001 he was elected chairman of the 1922 Committee, a position he retained until 2010, when he was elevated to the House of Lords.
‘These are the memoirs of a man who, in a glittering parliamentary career spanning nearly four decades, has waved farewell to the curmudgeonly Heath, helped preserve the modesty of Margaret Thatcher and cheered in the new dawn of Cameron. Michael Spicer is the sort of politician who helps bring a fresh shine to the concept of public service. These diaries are filled with wit, insight and honesty.’ Michael Dobbs
656pp hardback, £30
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