Boris Johnson: The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10 by Andrew Gimson

Description: Boris Johnson by Andrew Gimson Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A brilliant new biography of Boris Johnson from his best biographer, Andrew Gimson Publisher Description Entertaining...essential...peppered with brilliant observations Tim Shipman, Sunday Times Andrew Gimson, whose previous book Boris is the essential read on Johnsons earlier career, returns with a penetrating and entertaining new account of Boris Johnsons turbulent time as prime minister, from the highs of a landslide election victory to the lows of his car-crash resignation. In Boris Johnson: The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10, Gimson sets out to discover how a man dismissed as a liar, charlatan and tasteless joke was able, despite being written off more frequently than any other British politician of the twenty-first century, to become prime minister. During his ascent, Johnson benefited from being regarded as a clown, for this meant his opponents failed to take him seriously, while his supporters delighted in his ability to shock and enrage the Establishment. He even changed the language of politics; a new word, cakeism, entered the English lexicon to describe his implausible but seductive claim during the Brexit negotiations that it was possible to have ones cake and eat it. In a series of brilliant vignettes, Gimson sheds light on the parts played by sex, greed, boredom and low seriousness in Johnsons rise and fall, describes how Partygate fatally imperilled his prime ministership, and places him in a line of Tory adventurers stretching back to Benjamin Disraeli: disreputable figures who often blew themselves up, but who also could display an astonishing ability to connect with the British public.What kind of a person is Johnson? What kind of a country would dream of making him its prime minister? And why did he fall? Nobody has got closer than Gimson to finding out the answers. Author Biography Andrew Gimson is a writer and journalist who contributes to many different publications. His acclaimed life of Boris Johnson, Boris, described by Michael Crick as my biography of the year, first appeared in 2006 and was reissued and updated on numerous occasions. He is also the author of Gimsons Kings and Queens, Gimsons Prime Ministers and Gimsons Presidents. Details ISBN 1398502812 ISBN-13 9781398502819 Title Boris Johnson Author Andrew Gimson Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 448 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd GE_Item_ID:142774991; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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