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"a glittering masterpiece which will illuminate debate for many years to come." (Kenneth O Morgan THE INDEPENDENT )
"few will fail to enjoy this book: always elegant, often incisive, it is a genuine masterpiece of political history" (Dominic Sandbrook DAILY TELEGRAPH )
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"his style has verve, his insights are plentiful and this book is a testament to the breadth of his reading" (Robert Taylor TRIBUNE )
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"a glittering masterpiece which will illuminate debate for many years to come." --Kenneth O Morgan, THE INDEPENDENT
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"a glittering masterpiece which will illuminate debate for many years to come." (Kenneth O Morgan THE INDEPENDENT )
"few will fail to enjoy this book: always elegant, often incisive, it is a genuine masterpiece of political history" (Dominic Sandbrook DAILY TELEGRAPH )
"consistently enjoyable and thought-provoking.. told with panache, authority and constant perception" (Harry Reid THE HERALD )
"there is only one great democratic republican of the 20th century, and one for whose efforts we should all be grateful: David Marquand" (Richard Reeves NEW STATESMAN )
"Beautifully written and bursting with insight as well as historical fact.. a joy to read" (Roy Hattersley THE GUARDIAN )
"a work of verve and insight whose breadth of learning is only partially concealed by the grace of its style" (Vernon Bogdanor LITERARY REVIEW )
"his style has verve, his insights are plentiful and this book is a testament to the breadth of his reading" (Robert Taylor TRIBUNE )
"comprehensive, well-written and informative" (Steve Mather MORNING STAR )
"rich, lively.. blends political ideas with political economy and what happened" (Peter Hennessy THE TABLET )
"Marquand's supremely topical essay has sent me reactionary spirits soaring" (Peregrine Worsthone THE OLDIE )
"a beautifully crafted narrative of high politics.. today's constituency of the literate but politically apathetic should take the trouble to read this life-enhancing book" (David Kynaston HISTORY TODAY )
"It is stimulating, comprehensive, elegant and effortlessly knowledgeable" (John Lloyd FINANCIAL TIMES )
"a lucid and revealing insight into the convulsions that have defined Britain for ninety years" (THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
"this book is the best brief political history of Briatin we have." (Austin Mitchell THE HOUSE MAGAZINE )
"a thoughtful and thought provoking book looking at the broad sweep of British politics and political ideas" (Keith Simpson TOTAL POLITICS )
"an insightful account by a former participant-observer of how we got to where we are" (Richard Gott THE OBSERVER )
"This book is a fine and highly readable political history of Britain" (POLITICAL QUARTERLY )
"Marquand's elegant prose is studded with shrewd assessments of people and events" (Mark Garnett TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT )
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