David Torrance is a constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library and a widely published historian of Scottish and UK politics. He has written unauthorised biographies of SNP politicians Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, as well as the biography of David Steel.
Thoroughly researched… The Wild Men brings superbly to life figures whom history should not have forgotten. * The Daily Telegraph * A highly readable, enjoyable and informative book. * The Financial Times * Lively, interesting [and] based on an impressive amount of archival research. A highly readable guide to a landmark historical episode. * Richard Toye, author of Age of Hope: Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain. * With meticulous reconstruction and careful judgement, this is a fascinating piece of work with some intriguing parallels for our own times. * Peter Hennessy * Torrance’s book is (and I don’t think I have ever described a political history book in these words) riveting. It is a joy to read; it is highly illuminating; it is – to me – a revelation. * NetGalley review *