The Lost Leaders by Edward Pearce

The Lost Leaders by Edward Pearce

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The three biographical essays in this volume look at the lives of "the best Prime Ministers we never got" - Denis Healey, R.A. Butler and Iain Macleod. The author gives a sympathetic account of three lives and looks for reasons why high talent is often rejected for supreme jobs.

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The Lost Leaders by Edward Pearce

For every politician who reaches No 10 Downing Street, there is at least one, sometimes more, who was going to be Prime Minister. This account contains three biographical essays about "the best Prime Ministers we never got". R.A. Butler, Denis Healey and Iain Macleod had their faults and made their mistakes, but the author asserts that given their sheer ability and essential good judgement, their reaction (by party misjudgement, intrigue or lack of talent for getting but not doing the job) robbed us of the best men of their time. The author provides a sympathetic account of three fascinating lives. He also looks for the reasons why an obvious high talent is so often rejected for the supreme job.
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ISBN 13 9780316641784
ISBN 10 0316641782
Title The Lost Leaders
Author Edward Pearce
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 1997-10-02
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.