Cheers, Mr Churchill!

Winston in Scotland

Cheers, Mr Churchill!
Andrew Liddle
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Hardback
h240 x 160mm - 272pg
6 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781780277899
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One hundred years ago, Winston Churchill prepared to defend his parliamentary seat of Dundee in the 1922 General Election. He had represented the industrial town since 1908, enjoyed a majority of more than 15,000 votes and confidently described it as ' a life seat' . The cabinet minister had fought and won five previous elections in the city, and confidently expected to win a sixth - but one man had other ideas. Churchill was in for the fight of his life. Cheers, Mr Churchill tells the incredible true story of how the god-fearing teetotaller Edwin Scrymgeour fought and won an election against Britain' s most famous politician. The story begins with their first electoral contest in 1908 and follows their political rivalry over the next five elections until Scrymgeour' s eventual victory in 1922. Using first-hand accounts and an array of fascinating characters, Andrew Liddle vividly brings to life an extraordinary personal and political rivalry - and tells the story of a rare defeat for Britain' s greatest fighter.
' Well-researched, well-written and genuinely groundbreaking . . . forces us to look anew at Winston Churchill' s relationship with Scotland' -- Andrew Roberts, author of ' Churchill: Walking with Destiny' ' A triumph of a book . . . fascinating' -- Brian Taylor * The Herald * ' A fine piece of revisionist historical writing' -- David Torrance, historian and biographer
Andrew Liddle is a political writer and consultant based in Edinburgh. He was previously Political Correspondent for The Press and Journal and Chief Reporter for The Courier. His previous books include Ruth Davidson and the Resurgence of the Scottish Tories and Nigel Farage in His Own Words. He lives in Edinburgh.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781780277899
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 160mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 508g
Pages: 272

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