Sailing Close to the Wind
Reminiscences
$28.95
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2015
Summary
Dennis Skinner, the famed Beast of Bolsover, is adored by legions of supporters and respected as well as feared by admiring enemies. Fiery and forthright, with a prodigious recall, Skinner is one of the best-known politicians in Britain. He remains as passionate and committed to the causes he champions as on the first day he entered the House of Commons back in 1970.
In an age of growing cynicism about politicians, the witty and astute Skinner is renowned as a brightly burning beacon …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784291235 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784291234 |
| Author: | Dennis Skinner, Kevin Maguire |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Skinner’s life […] cried out to be recorded. In an era when politics has become increasingly bland and middle-class, there is marked shortage of working-class heroes’
Skinner’s life … cried out to be recorded. In an era when politics has become increasingly bland and middle-class, there is marked shortage of working-class heroes - Observer
Witty, tender and packed with anecdotes - Big Issue in the NorthAbout The Author
Dennis Skinner
Dennis Skinner is the son of a miner sacked after the 1926 General Strike. Skinner, to the distress of his mother, and despite a Grammar School education, followed his dad down the pit. He was a Clay Cross and Derbyshire councillor before winning Bolsover for Labour in 1970, a seat he’s held ever since. A former chairman of Labour, current member of the party’s ruling National Executive Committee, Skinner’s Parliamentary heckles and interventions are legendary. He was expelled so often from the Commons that suspension became an occupational hazard.
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