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Rake's Progress - My Political Midlife Crisis (Paperback)
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Rake's Progress - My Political Midlife Crisis (Paperback)
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Loot Price R190
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A unique, revealing and entertaining insight into the political
dramas of recent times. Rachel Johnson was born into what has been
described by some as the UK's most famous political family, and by
others as 'Poundshop Kennedys'. She was always keen to avoid the
family business at all costs and plough her own furrow as a
broadcaster, novelist and journalist. But, after the referendum to
leave the EU in 2016, she felt the heavy hand of fate. When an
insurgent centre party burst onto the scene in 2019, she felt
compelled to stand for something rather than nothing - which
happened to be just as her own older brother, Boris, was making his
final assault on Downing Street. As some joked, she went into
politics to spend more time with her family. Rake's Progress tells
the extraordinary story of what happened next. From long silences
on the radio when asked tricky policy questions to loud curses from
David Cameron during tennis matches, Rachel reveals all about her
brief political career. Taking on Ann Widdecombe and the Brexit
Party, would she and her party make history - or become a forgotten
footnote in the rolling omnishambles of British politics? Beyond
her own story, Rake's Progress highlights the importance of
standing up for your beliefs and the challenges of life in the
public eye, and takes the reader behind the scenes, from the
campaign trail to the 'Westminster bubble' and the carpeted
corridors of power. Written with great honesty and self-deprecating
humour, this is a book that reveals the very human side of
politics.
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