Underbooked
David Cameron is said to be struggling to get a good price for his memoirs, with talk of a £5 million advance shrinking to just £1.5 million. How does that compare with the advances for previous political memoirs?
Greenland’s former prime minister said he had no regrets about the country’s vote to leave the EU in 1982, though it took three years to negotiate an exit. What happened to the economy before the vote, during negotiations and after departure from the EU in 1985?
| Tony Blair, A Journey (2010) | £4.6m |
| Lady Thatcher, the Downing Street Years (1993) |
£3.5m |
| Alistair Campbell, the Blair Years (2007) |
£800,000 |
| John Major: the autobiography (1999) |
£400,000 |
Hilary Clinton is said to have received an advance of $8 million (£6 million) for her new book.
Who’s the dippiest?
Ukip donor Aaron Banks said he and former leader Nigel Farage went skinnydipping after the party conference in Bournemouth.
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