Looks at the political background of modern Britain, examines the impact of the Thatcher administration, and discusses the reasons for her success
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In addition to being a political journalist, Peter Jenkins is well known as a broadcaster, and has won several press awards. He is the author of The Battle of Downing Street and a play, Illuminations.
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Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xxxvi, 464 p. Illustrations. Notes. Select Bibliography. Biographical Index. General Index. From Wikipedia: "Peter George James Jenkins (11 May 1934 27 May 1992) was a British journalist and Associate Editor of The Independent. He began his career as a journalist with the Financial Times (1958-60) and progressed to The Guardian where he was variously their Labour Correspondent (1963-67), Washington Correspondent (1972-74), and Political Commentator and Policy Editor (1974-85). He was political columnist for The Sunday Times (1985-87) and Associate Editor of The Independent from 1987 until his death. He belonged to a group of "Konigswinter journalists", who, meeting with politicians and civil servants in Konigswinter near Bonn, the West German capital, attempted to build a pan-European group of opinion-formers looking forward to European community. Peter Jenkins was a visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Awards included Granada TV Journalist of the Year, 1978. Good in very good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. Signed by previous owner on fep. Some red underlining throughout noted First edition. First printing of American Edition [stated]. Seller Inventory # 69770
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