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Truss at 10

The Instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller

Anthony Seldon

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Atlantic Books
03 June 2025

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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'Compulsively readable' The Times '[A] forensic and eloquent evisceration' Independent 'A lively, brief and analytical account of a catastrophe' Financial Times 'It should come with a trigger warning' PoliticsHome

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced into a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation. The aftershocks of her time in office are still felt today. How did she blow her opportunity so spectacularly?

Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, bestselling political biographer Anthony Seldon provides a gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history that gives the definitive account of how not to be prime minister.

Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, 8 September 2024
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Imprint:   Atlantic Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
ISBN:   9781805462163
ISBN 10:   1805462164
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. A former headmaster and vice chancellor, he is author or editor of over fifty books on contemporary history, politics and education, including Johnson at 10, The Impossible Office?, May at 10, Cameron at 10, Brown at 10, Blair Unbound and The Path of Peace. He's been co-founder of Action for Happiness and the Institute of Contemporary British History, and is founder of the Museum of the Prime Minister.

Reviews for Truss at 10: The Instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller

The leading authority on our contemporary prime ministers... Seldon writes very well... His research has been extensive and the commentary is fleshed out with dialogue and quotations, which he assures us have been checked for accuracy and make for compelling reading. His verdict is harsh. * Dominic Grieve, Guardian * Enticingly structured... Commendable... The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same. * The Times * Excellent... first class... both fair and damning * Daniel Finkelstein, The Times on Johnson at 10 * Authoritative, gripping and often jaw-dropping * Andrew Rawnsley, Observer on Johnson at 10 * Invaluable * New Statesman on Johnson at 10 * Explosive * Isabel Hardman, The i on Johnson at 10 * [A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of Truss's chaotic and catastrophic 49 days in No 10... Contains candid on-the-record interviews with many of those involved... The book provides fresh insights into the personal tensions, ""character flaws"", and behind-the-scenes clashes that contributed to her downfall. . * Independent * A lively, brief and analytical account of a catastrophe * Financial Times * Written with swashbuckling historical perspective and panache, Anthony Seldon has produced an intimate account of an unparalleled British psychodrama... It should come with a trigger warning * PoliticsHome * Not for the faint-hearted * New Statesman *


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