Chris Mullin

Six politicians who shaped modern Britain

The members of Vernon Bogdanor’s select gathering may not always have succeeded in their aims, but by sticking their heads above the parapet they made the political weather

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  • Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Changed Modern Britain

    Vernon Bogdanor

    Haus Publishing, pp. 368, £22

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