Beschreibung:
Andrew Adonis was an architect of education reform under Tony Blair, serving in the No. 10 Policy Unit and then as Minister for Schools from 1998 until 2008.
Starting with the premiership of Winston Churchill, and ending with Theresa May, this book examines the crucial relationship between Britain's leaders and Europe. Each chapter is written by a different prominent political figure, including Nicholas Soames, David Owen and Chris Patten.
The authors ixPreface - Andrew Adonis xiChapter 1 Winston Churchill - Nicholas Soames and Andrew Adonis - 1Chapter 2 Clement Attlee - Rachel Reeves 11Chapter 3 Anthony Eden - David Dutton 27Chapter 4 Harold Macmillan - Michael Faber 47Chapter 5 Alec Douglas-Home - Andrew Holt 71Chapter 6 Harold Wilson - Andrew Adonis 77Chapter 7 Edward Heath - Michael McManus 87Chapter 8 James Callaghan - David Owen 111Chapter 9 Margaret Thatcher - Charles Powell 133Chapter 10 John Major - Chris Patten 151Chapter 11 Tony Blair - Andrew Adonis 171Chapter 12 Gordon Brown - Stewart Wood 195Chapter 13 David Cameron - Ivan Rogers 221Chapter 14 Theresa May - Steve Richards 263Works cited and further reading 281