In a political career that has spanned more than half a century, Lord Alport of Colchester has been at the heart of British politics. MP, Minister, diplomat and peer, Alport's career is an inside account of party politics, political machinations, and Britain finding a new role in the world. Rab Butler's right-hand man; founder of the influential One Nation Group; Minister for Commonwealth Relations; British High Commissioner in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; and throughout the Thatcher and Major administrations a ...
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In a political career that has spanned more than half a century, Lord Alport of Colchester has been at the heart of British politics. MP, Minister, diplomat and peer, Alport's career is an inside account of party politics, political machinations, and Britain finding a new role in the world. Rab Butler's right-hand man; founder of the influential One Nation Group; Minister for Commonwealth Relations; British High Commissioner in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; and throughout the Thatcher and Major administrations a formidable critic of the party he has served since 1936, Alport's biography provides an assessement both of Alport and the Conservative Party as a whole.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Slight sheflwear, ex libris sticker with name on it inside, in a very good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 297 p. Contains: Illustrations.
