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.
General
Imprint: |
Duckworth
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2017 |
First published: |
2016 |
Authors: |
Ben Wright
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7156-5185-8 |
Languages: |
English
|
Subtitles: |
English
|
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7156-5185-4 |
Barcode: |
9780715651858 |
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