A Very British Coup
Book description
Against the odds, former steel worker Harry Perkins has led the Labour party to a stunning victory. Now he's going to dismantle Britain's nuclear warheads, bring finance under public control and dismantle the media empires.
But the establishment isn't going down without a fight. As MI5 conspires with the city…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Very British Coup as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is more your standard genre political thriller: written from the perspective of a British Prime Minister and those pulling the political strings.
I really appreciated the insights the author brings, having been an observer of government machinations and an insider of the British Labour Party. I believe it has reflections for anyone interested in understanding the fragility of democracy.
I deliberately didn't read this until after I had written my book to avoid being influenced since there are parallel warnings about how the British Establishment has a stranglehold over real power and only plays lip service to the concept…
From S's list on political thrillers that are not about entertaining.
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