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At Power's Elbow - Aides to the Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to David Cameron (Hardcover)
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At Power's Elbow - Aides to the Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to David Cameron (Hardcover)
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Discreet, inconspicuous, prudent...The perfect prime-ministerial
aide is always in the background, a low-profile figure unknown
outside the Westminster bubble. Unfortunately, reality often falls
short of the ideal; for as long as the office of Prime Minister has
existed, its occupants have been supported by a range of colourful
individuals who have garnered public interest, controversy and
criticism. At Power's Elbow tells their story for the first time,
uncovering the truth behind three centuries' worth of prime
ministers and their aides. Its subjects range from the early
media-managers and election-fixers of Sir Robert Walpole, to the
teams supporting the wartime premierships of David Lloyd George and
Winston Churchill, to the semi-official 'Department of the Prime
Minister' established under Tony Blair. Along the way, Andrew Blick
and George Jones demonstrate how these essential advisers can be a
source of both solace and strife to their chiefs, solving and
causing problems in almost equal measure. Above all, they reveal
how a Prime Minister's approach to his staff can define his
premiership, for better or for worse.
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