Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Walpole to Shelburne; 3 Addington to Melbourne; 4 Peel to Rosebery; 5 Salisbury to Asquith; 6 Lloyd George to Chamberlain; 7 Attlee to Douglas-Home; 8 Heath to Callaghan; 9 Thatcher to Blair; 10 Comparative Perspectives; Notes; Index
Summary
Having lost an election, been thrown out by their party, or retired on grounds of ill-health, what do former British prime ministers do? In the first book to look at the lives, political roles and influence of former prime ministers, Theakston analyzes all the former prime ministers from Walpole in the 18th century to Blair today
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-262) and index
