{"product_id":"9781035015368","title":"Turning Points : Crisis and Change in Modern Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Richards, Steve \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/09\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035015368,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Times – Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the YearAn entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics – and the pivotal moments that got us where we are now. From Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British politics' – Will HuttonEvery few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word ‘unprecedented’ as a cabinet minister resigns or yet another inquiry is called. We have become so accustomed to turmoil that it is impossible to take a breath and see where we are headed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this magisterial history, respected broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards blends anecdote and analysis to put the recent chaos into context and takes a step back to explore ten critical moments that have shaped modern Britain – from the Suez Crisis of 1956 to the Covid-19 pandemic, from 1945 to Thatcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichards argues that it is only with distance that we can perceive the tectonic plates shifting – and events that may seem earth-shattering in the moment might be a passing tremor with the perspective of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for anyone seeking to understand our nation, this landmark work is enlightening and entertaining in equal measure. 'Steve Richards is one of the shrewdest political commentators we have' – Andrew Marr, author of The Making of Modern Britain\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43711998394412,"sku":"9781035015368","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035015368.jpg?v=1723193160","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9781035015368","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}