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Something Has Gone Wrong - Dealing with the Brighton Bomb (Hardcover)
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Something Has Gone Wrong - Dealing with the Brighton Bomb (Hardcover)
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List price R406
Loot Price R357
Discovery Miles 3 570
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On 12 October 1984, an IRA bomb exploded inside Brighton's Grand
Hotel, killing five people and injuring thirty. It was an
assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet, who
were staying there for the Conservative party conference. While the
bombing was deplorable, the story of how people reacted to it is an
inspiring one. People refused to be beaten by what had happened;
they got on with their jobs and their lives - a theme with, sadly,
a strong resonance in present-day Britain. In Something Has Gone
Wrong, Brighton journalist Steve Ramsey speaks to those who were
there on the day and involved in its aftermath, many of whom have
never spoken publicly about it before. His interviewees include:
firemen who worked on the long rescue operation; medics from the
local hospital; police officers who rushed to the scene; detectives
who played key roles in the criminal investigation; and cabinet
ministers and high-ranking civil servants, who describe how the
conference continued and how the government pursued business as
usual. Incorporating fascinating new insights and information, the
author has produced a portrait of this shocking event which
combines narrative clarity with the vividness of oral history, and
reads like a thriller.
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