Obscure Scribblers: A History of Parliamentary Reporting - Hardcover

Sparrow, Andrew P.

9781842750612: Obscure Scribblers: A History of Parliamentary Reporting

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842750615 ISBN 13: 9781842750612

Publisher: Politico's Publishing Ltd, 2003

Sparrow's account of over three centuries of Parliamentary reporting brings in literary giants such as Samuel Johnson and Charles Dickens (who worked as a reported in Parliament in the 1830s) as well as covering major developments in how reporting was carried out - and press coverage.

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Review:

Diligently written, full of affection for the institution with which it deals ... a delight. -- Spectator, June 14, 2003 - Gerald Kaufman

Fair and meticulous ... I wish I had read such a book before becoming The Times's parliamentary sketchwriter. -- Daily Telegraph, June 7, 2003 - Matthew Parris

Highly readable ... The book is essential reading for anyone interested in Parliament or the press. -- Historical Association, August 19, 2003

Magnificent ... Any parliamentarian who has not read Sparrow's book should get hold of a copy at once. -- The House Magazine, July 14, 2003 - Chris Moncrieff

Obscure Scribblers is a vivid account of dealings between the press and politicians ... full of shrewd judgements. -- Times Literary Supplement, June 20, 2003 - Mark Garnett

From the Author:

This is the first full-length history of the parliamentary press gallery written since 1913. It covers all forms of political reporting from Westminster, starting in the 1600s, when the Commons banned any reporting of its proceedings, and covering all developments since then. Much of it is about lobby journalism, which has become much more important than traditional parliamentary reporting, and Obscure Scribblers shows how the secretive lobby system has been gradually opened up. The book, which includes previously unpublished material from the press gallery and lobby archives, ends with the Blair Government and its problems with spin.

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