Election Notebook: The Inside Story Of The Battle Over Britain’s Future And My Personal Battle To Report...

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Nick Robinson

Election Notebook

The Inside Story Of The Battle Over Britain’s Future And My Personal Battle To Report It

Nick Robinson

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Bantam Press
15 June 2015

Politics & government; Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy

2015's General Election and its profound implications for Britain's political future.

Just after ten o'clock on Thursday, 7 May 2015 Nick Robinson stared down the lens of camera 5 in the BBC's Election Night Studio to explain to millions the significance of an exit poll that shocked the country and heralded an earthquake in British politics.

That moment was a personal milestone for the BBC's Political Editor, who had been discharged from hospital just hours earlier following weeks of treatment for cancer and the loss of his voice after surgery.

In the year leading up to that night Nick kept a journal recording the events he reported on day after day to millions of viewers and listeners, and which he continued to monitor, often from his hospital bed as he fought to get fit in time for election night. This is Nick's behind-the-scenes account of his encounters with David Cameron, who many wrote off before the shock victory he called his 'sweetest'; Ed Miliband, who turned abuse & ridicule into respect before leading Labour to its worst defeat in a generation; Nick Clegg, who led his party into power and then to humiliation and near oblivion; Nigel Farage, who rose so fast and then fell at the final hurdle; Alex Salmond, whose public clash with Nick led to thousands protesting outside the BBC's Scottish HQ, and Nicola Sturgeon, whose stunning success as SNP leader has put Scottish independence back on the map.

The result is an extraordinary narrative, characterized by Nick Robinson's trademark insight, analysis and backstage gossip, of an adrenaline-fuelled year which culminated in a captivating election that transformed Britain's political landscape.

By: Nick Robinson
Imprint: Bantam Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 665g
ISBN: 9780593075180
ISBN 10: 0593075188
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 June 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Robinson has been Political Editor of BBC News for a decade. Before that he was Political Editor of ITV News. He's the only person to have held both posts. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford before joining the BBC in 1986. After ten years working behind the cameras - as a producer on programmes ranging from Crimewatch to On the Record and Panorama - he became a reporter and presenter. His first book, Live ffrom Downing Street, was published in 2012. Nick lives in North London with his wife and three children.

Reviews for Election Notebook: The Inside Story Of The Battle Over Britain’s Future And My Personal Battle To Report It

A candid, moving and gripping psychological rollercoaster of hopes and fears ... peppers with incisive observations ... Don't buy this book because you feel sorry for Nick Robinson. He wouldn't want that. Buy it because it's a cracking read. The Observer Mischievous. Moving. Marvellously indiscreet ... the Must-Read Book of the Year Mail on Sunday Funny, crackling and moving Robert Peston, BBC Economics Editor Terrific stuff in Nick Robinson's instant memoir of recent history -- John Rentoul Independent Brilliant, brave and honest Jane Martinson, Head of Media at the Guardian