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Author: Robert J. Parker
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1445612429
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A handy and accessible guide to the colourful and not so colourful characters who have held Britain's top job.
Author: Gro Harlem Brundtland
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2005-06-15
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 1466808330
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the world's leading woman politicians tells her inspiring story At forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, physician and mother of four, was appointed prime minister of Norway-the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that office. In this refreshingly forthright memoir, Brundtland traces her unusual and meteoric career. She grew up with strong role models-her parents were active in the Norwegian resistance and involved in postwar politics. She became known as a pro-choice crusader in the seventies and entered politics as the minister of the environment. She appointed eight women to her second eighteen-member cabinet, to this day a world record, and was the leading figure in the process that led to the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As director-general of the World Health Organization since 1997, Brundtland is the first woman elected to run a major UN institution. Along the way, she met a host of international politicians, including Margaret Thatcher-who did not share Brundtland's view on feminism-Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, and Hillary Clinton. Brundtland writes candidly and with humor about raising children in the political limelight and about dealing with political opposition and stereotypes about women. Hers is a fascinating story of one person's ability to make a difference-globally.
Author: Tom McLaughlin
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Published: 2015-04-02
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0192737775
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Joe tells a local news reporter exactly what he would do if he were leader of the country, the video goes viral and Joe's speech becomes famous all over the world! Before long, people are calling for the current leader to resign and give someone else a go . . . and that's how an ordinary boy like Joe ended up with the most extraordinary job. Now the fun can really start . . . Hats for cats! Pet pigs for all! Banana shaped buses! Swimming pools on trains! A hilarious story of one boy's meteoric rise to power!
Author: Adam Hibbert
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780199107971
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Another "How To" guide, part of the successful series that tells children everything they need to know about the hottest topics in the world today. Being Prime Minister is probably the top job in the country. It's also one of the most stressful and least popular jobs on the planet. British democracy has evolved over almost 1000 years, and has ended up a bit complicated. How to Be Prime Minister explains how it all fits together, who does what,and how a to go about plotting your glorious career! Published in the run-up to the General Election, it will help children to find out what Government is and what it does; what it's like inside 10 Downing Street; how to get a law passed; and what weird things go on in the Houses of Parliament. Adam Hibbert is a journalist and children's writer. His books are on topics from spacecraft to insects, and he writes regularly for the Radio Times, New Statesman and LM Magazine.
Author: Yann Martel
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Published: 2012-10-30
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0307402088
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A compendium of 101 book recommendations from Booker Prize–winning author Yann Martel (Life of Pi) to Prime Minister Stephen Harper—each with an accompanying letter, together probing the question: what sort of mind, nourished by what, do we want our leaders to have? Politely and unfailingly, every two weeks for almost four years, Yann Martel sent Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a book and accompanying letter. He completed the project in 2011 with 101 book recommendations. Now, from the mailbox of the Prime Minister’s Office to your bookshelf comes a list of essential reading for all Canadians. This largely one-sided correspondence from the “loneliest book club in the world” (Stephen Harper never personally responded to Yann Martel’s gifts) is a valuable compendium for bibliophiles and those who follow the Canadian political scene. Smart, subversive, signed, sealed, and now available to you . . . even if your address is not 80 Wellington Street.
Author: Rodney Brazier
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-07-03
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 019260306X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When the door closes on one prime minister's rule, what happens next? General elections are only one possible way to enter 10 Downing Street. Using all relevant constitutional conventions, precedents, non-legal codes, historical events, and laws, this title offers a comprehensive account of all the circumstances in which the premiership is attained and lost. Over seven chapters, this book follows the sequence of events starting with how a prime minister can lose office, continues on to examine the procedures that then have to be followed, and considers at length the ways in which a politician can become leader of the country. Also explored are the possible emergencies, such as the sudden serious illness or even death of a prime minister, and their constitutional responses. This book concludes by looking at whether the procedures discussed could be set out in an authoritative and user-friendly code, and a sample one is suggested. Covering historical examples and modern turmoil, this book in an essential guide for understanding the rules and processes involved in choosing a prime minister.
Author: J.D.M. Stewart
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2018-06-16
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1459738497
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Being Prime Minister sheds light on the lives of prime ministers as ordinary people, examining them through a variety of experiences most Canadians share.
Author: Iain Dale
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 2022-06-16
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781529312164
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →**Winner of the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian** A Times Political Book of the Year 'An entertaining, thorough and informative canter through the characters and stories of prime ministers past.' - New Statesman 'A wealth of enjoyable insights into three centuries of Westminster politics... It is a most elegant hardback volume, with a gilded cover that looks a little like the famous front door of No. 10 itself; the ideal Christmas gift.' - Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman 'This is a timely study of UK Prime Ministers and Iain Dale has done the subject a great service with this measured and thoughtful labour of love which offers a fascinating set of insights into the history of Britain, politics, the role of Prime Minister, and elite and establishment power... a superb guide to the times we have lived through and are living in.' - Gerry Hassan, Scottish Review It has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert Walpole arguably became the first holder of the office of Prime Minister in 1721 - an office which today is under scrutiny like never before. The Prime Ministers, edited by leading political commentator Iain Dale, brings to life all 55 of Britain's 'First Among Equals' with an essay for each office holder, written by key figures in British politics. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, this book provides a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements.
Author: MARK. BENNISTER
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781785904745
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sanjaya Baru
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2015-07-05
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9351186385
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When The Accidental Prime Minister was published in 2014, it created a storm and became the publishing sensation of the year. The Prime Minister’s Office called the book a work of ‘fiction’, the press hailed it as a revelatory account of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first term in UPA. Written by Singh’s media adviser and trusted aide, the book describes Singh’s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from managing the Left to pushing through the nuclear deal. Insightful, acute and packed with political anecdotes, The Accidental Prime Minister is one of the great insider accounts of Indian political life.
