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Six politicians who shaped modern Britain

The members of Vernon Bogdanor’s select gathering may not always have succeeded in their aims, but by sticking their heads above the parapet they made the political weather

31 August 2024

9:00 AM

31 August 2024

9:00 AM

Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Changed Modern Britain Vernon Bogdanor

Haus Publishing, pp.368, 22

‘All political careers end in failure,’ said Enoch Powell. Maybe. But just occasionally our imperfect political system throws up someone whose impact on our way of life, for good or ill, outlives them. In a series of elegant essays, Vernon Bogdanor, professor of government at King’s College London, examines the careers of six politicians – three from left of centre, three from the right – who, in his view, changed the political weather of modern Britain.

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