Blue Murder
The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024
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Ben Riley-Smith
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Ben Riley-Smith
About this listen
'HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT' ED BALLS
'ESSENTIAL' JON SOPEL
'A GRIPPINGLY WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS' ISABEL HARDMAN
'SUPERB' EVAN DAVIS
The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction; fully updated to include the general election.
Over the last decade, the British people have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and five messages to the nation. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the EU, to a global pandemic, governments - and ideologies - have changed, but Tory power has clung on. Merciless rebellion and the swift ousting of leaders have enabled this, and yet the same ruthlessness may ultimately bring about their downfall.
Witty, hair-raising and brilliantly sourced, Blue Murder links as never before stories of betrayal in Cameron's Coalition, the rifts behind the Referendum, the travails of May, the chaos of the pandemic, the sagas of Johnson, the Truss implosion and the Sunak patch-job.
Through his unique access and unmissable inside stories, acclaimed Westminster journalist Ben Riley-Smith's explosive account is essential for anyone wondering how the Tories kept changing, kept revolting - and kept winning. For readers of Tim Shipman and Rory Stewart, this is the first, fullest and frankest story of the entire Tory government.
Previously published as The Right to Rule©2023 Ben Riley-Smith (P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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- RAY
- 04-05-24
Balanced Expose
Unlike most of the other observers on this period of political history, the author remains objective throughout.
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- caroline
- 04-02-24
Very interesting.
A very interesting read. Gives insight into a nightmare 13 years. Can recommend. Author narrating his own book.
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- lippy_yak
- 02-11-23
Very interesting and well narrated
Enjoyed this overview with its insights into different perspectives and personalities within our recent political history
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- J. Dhillon
- 21-10-23
Excellent analysis and well researched
A compelling and thoughtful analysis of the last 13 years. Meticulously researched and a pacy narrative. Highly recommended
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- Matthew Carpenter
- 25-01-24
Detailed account
A very detailed account of the Conservative Party, really well written and narrated. I found the author overt evangelical when discussing Boris Johnson, and very quick to mention all the good he enacted, though attempts were made to discuss his pitfalls. But this is a minor point, the author on the whole was objective and well researched
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-24
Interesting chronology of recent conservative rule
Lots of corroborated information on recent events in parliamentary history. And the turmoil and shape shifting of the leading players
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- motorcyclingparrot
- 15-01-25
The Conservative Party- You couldn't make it up!
Clearly explained with appropriate level of detail. Enjoyable and informative with good storytelling style backed with facts where necessary
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- keith fuller
- 01-10-23
Unpicking the confusion and turmoil
I follow Politics with a concerned interest, This book is wonderfully insightful, digestible and superbly narrated. Anybody wanting to read the facts around the recent Conservative Government would enjoy this presentation.
Bringing together the News headlines without the Author being judgemental. It can be all to easy to be emotive around Politics,
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-12-23
Excellent read
Whilst I know most of the individuals stories, scandals and limited successes of the Tory Party over the last 13 years, this book did a great job of connecting them together and explaining why the party does what it does!
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- Pam
- 17-01-25
an excellent choice of title
the narrator did sound rather like Adrian Mole. I have also heard the Tim Shipman and the Russell Jones books on the same topics and found whilst the story was clearly the same the bias of the authors was noticeable, particularly in this volume
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