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Climbing The Bookshelves The Autobiography Of Shirley Williams
Climbing The Bookshelves The Autobiography Of Shirley Williams
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Description: That politics was the most exciting of all the exciting things in the world I never doubted Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother Vera Brittan her father George Catlin a leading political scientist encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself - including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for Hitchin in 1964, she was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education. As one of the Gang of Four Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats. This is her story. Praise for Climbing the Bookshelves Very few politicians are loved but Shirley Williams was one Independent She speaks human which is a surprisingly rare political talent Guardian Decent sensible honest and endearing this book is Shirley Williams to a T The Times
Title: Climbing The Bookshelves The Autobiography Of Shirley Williams
Author(s): Williams Shirley
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9780349016313
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 2/3/2022
Category: Biography: General
Description: That politics was the most exciting of all the exciting things in the world I never doubted Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother Vera Brittan her father George Catlin a leading political scientist encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself - including daring to climb the bookshelves in his library. Elected as MP for Hitchin in 1964, she was a member of the Wilson and Callaghan governments and was also the Secretary of State for Education. As one of the Gang of Four Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats. This is her story. Praise for Climbing the Bookshelves Very few politicians are loved but Shirley Williams was one Independent She speaks human which is a surprisingly rare political talent Guardian Decent sensible honest and endearing this book is Shirley Williams to a T The Times
Title: Climbing The Bookshelves The Autobiography Of Shirley Williams
Author(s): Williams Shirley
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9780349016313
Pages: 480 Pages
Publication Date: 2/3/2022
Category: Biography: General