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The first biography of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership campaign and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the palace of Westminster by the INLA.

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Public Servant, Secret Agent by Paul Routledge

The first biography of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatchers leadership campaign and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the palace of Westminster by the INLA.

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‘Paul Routledge represents Airey Neave as an honourable man who acted through his life in accord with his convictions, but also as a natural plotter whose instinct for conspiracy led him down mysterious paths to that agonising death…vivid’ Douglas Hurd, Guardian

‘A sensational book.’ Mail on Sunday

‘This book produces new evidence, or at least confirmation, about Airey Neave’s death and the terrorist leaders who ordered it.’ William Hague, Sunday Telegraph

‘A spendid yarn, and Routledge tells it vividly.’ Anthony Howard, Sunday Times

‘Mesmerising…a comprehensive exposition of conspiracy theories surrounding Neave’s death…lively narratives of his wartime heroics…a sensitive treatment of Neave’s years in exile…Routledge’s portrait is more one of extraordinary human achievement than everyday politics.’ Independent on Sunday

‘Brings together in one volume a great deal about the life of Airey Neave that has hitherto been scattered in several books, and it also sheds new light on his death.’ Norman Tebbit, New Statesman

Paul Routledge is a distinguished political commentator, shortlisted for the 2000 Channel 4/Politicos political journalist of the year he has worked for the Independent, the Times and is currently chief political commentator on the Mirror. He is the author of several books, the last a biography of Peter Mandelson.

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ISBN 13 9781841152455
ISBN 10 1841152455
Title Public Servant, Secret Agent
Author Paul Routledge
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2003-02-03
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.