Chris Mullin

The great ministerial merry-go-round

The merry-go-round has been a long-running feature of British politics, with almost no one remaining in post long enough to achieve anything

issue 13 July 2019

  • 15 Minutes of Power: The Uncertain Life of British Ministers

    Peter Riddell

    Profile, pp. 307

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