Order, Order!: The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking - Rilegato

Wright, Ben

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0715650637 ISBN 13: 9780715650639

Casa editrice: Prelude, 2016

Riassunto

Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, smuggled wine up the Thames with the help of the Navy. Tony Blair confessed that a stiff drink and half a bottle of wine a night had become a helpful crutch while in office. Joseph Stalin flushed out traitors with vodka. The disintegration of Richard Nixon and Boris Yeltsin was largely down to drink. Winston Churchill was famous for his drinking, often taking a whisky and soda first thing in the morning and champagne ritually with dinner.

But why did these politicians drink and what was their tipple of choice? How did drinking shape the decisions they made? Ben Wright, political correspondent for the BBC, explores the history of alcohol within politics, from the debauched drinking practices of eighteenth-century ministers to today, often based on his own experiences supping with politicians in Westminster bars.

With exclusive interviews and in-depth research, Order, Order! uses alcohol as a lens through which to meet a remarkable cast of politicians, to understand their times and discover what drove them to drink. A story of boozy bon viveurs - but with many casualties too - and the complexity of the human condition and the pull of the bottle.

Su questo libro

Recensione

'A thoroughly enjoyable, comprehensive book' Harry Mount, TLS

'A fascinating account of politics and drink... informative and entertaining' Alastair Campbell author of Winners and How They Succeed

'A wickedly fun read' Laura Kuenssberg, Political Editor, BBC

'Like being the only sober guest at an uproarious party' Sunday Times

'Fast-paced and witty... unputdownable' The Lady

'[An] entertaining history of political drinking' The Times

'Wright's excellent book, reveals that Donald I don't even have the excuse of being [drunk]' Trump is a teetotal' John Crace, Guardian

'A lively canter around a sozzled subject that's both informative and entertaining' Tatler

'A breezy, anecdote-rich and instructive survey of booze and politics' --The National

'[An] entertaining book... often funny, though not without sombre appraisals of many curtailed careers and damaged lives' Prospect

'Well researched and breezily told, Wright's book is an enjoyable romp' --New Criterion

'According to a new book, Order, Order! The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking by Ben Wright which looks set to be a corker... the dourest of Scots felt obliged to pretend to be a beer drinker, but harboured a private penchant for champagne, and could knock back a glass in one great gulp.' Telegraph

'Alcohol has always lubricated political life... [Order, Order!] is about the British experience with examples of careers enhanced and destroyed by booze' --Keith Simpson MP's Summer Reading List, Total Politics

L'autore

Ben Wright has been a Political Correspondent for the BBC since 2008. After two years leading the political coverage for BBC Breakfast and the One O'Clock News, Ben became the Chief Political Correspondent for Radio 4 in 2012, appearing daily on the Today Programme, World at One and PM. He has covered a general election, budgets, Presidential visits, Prime Ministerial trips and an expenses scandal.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Prelude
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0715650637
• ISBN 13: 9780715650639
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Nachyta Pederzini; 0039 0516047011; n.pederzini@terminaldistribuzione.com; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; 40057; Italia