{"product_id":"a-very-british-coup","title":"A Very British Coup","description":"Review\n\nAs fascinating as it was entertaining when it was first published ... it's disturbing how much still resonates. If Corbyn seeks a cautionary tale, he need look no further. -- Val McDermid ― New Statesman\n\nRattles along with speed and great credibility ― The Times\n\nA delicious fantasy... crisply written and the story belts along ― Observer\n\nA world of power struggle in Downing Street, Fleet Street, Whitehall and Washington ― New Statesman\n\nA spiffing read... calculated to grip blue-rinsed Conservative ladies and make Socialist eyes pop ― People\n\nChris Mullin's book is the first for some time that I have stayed awake to finish -- Ken Livingstone ― Labour Herald\n\nA curious Molotov cocktail ― Financial Times\n\nEntertaining propaganda ― Literary Review\n\nA very effective political thriller, which hasyou on the edge of your seat from start to finish ― Oxford Mail\n\nEntertaining to anyone interested in contemporary politics ― Glasgow Herald\n\n...a brilliant concept that opened the way for my own novels -- Michael Dobbs\n\nCompulsive reading ― City Limits\n\nProduct Description\n\nAgainst the odds, former steel worker Harry Perkins has led the Labour party to a stunning victory. Now he's going to dismantle Britain's nuclear warheads, bring finance under public control and dismantle the media empires.\n\nBut the establishment isn't going down without a fight. As MI5 conspires with the city and press barons to bring Perkins down, he finds himself caught up in a no-holds-barred battle for survival.\n\nDescribed as 'the political novel of the decade' when it was first published, A Very British Coup is as fresh and relevant now as it ever has been.\n\nBook Description\n\nThe classic political thriller that foretold the rise of Corbyn, from the acclaimed author of A View from the Foothills\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nPreposterous' Daily Telegraph\nThe classic political thriller\nAgainst the odds, former steel worker Harry Perkins has led the Labour party to a stunning victory. Now he's going to dismantle Britain's nuclear warheads, bring finance under public control and dismantle the media empires.\nBut the establishment isn't going down without a fight. As MI5 conspires with the city and press barons to bring Perkins down, he finds himself caught up in a no-holds-barred battle for survival.\nDescribed as 'the political novel of the decade' when it was first published, A Very British Coup is as fresh and relevant now as it ever has been.\n'A delicious fantasy' Observer\n'A spiffing read ... calculated to grip blue-rinsed Conservative ladies and make Socialist eyes pop' People\n'A political thriller, which has you on the edge of your seat from start to finish' Oxford Mail\nDesign: Dan Mogford\n\nAbout the Author\n\nChris Mullin was elected labour MP for Sunderland South in 1987. He chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a minister in three departments. He is the author of the A View From the Foothills and Decline and Fall(Profile) and the novel A Very British Coup (Serpent's Tail)","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40584065777749,"sku":"9781846687402N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/3e80ac1f-54de-4c13-9851-5b7ab73d1774.jpg?v=1681821661","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/a-very-british-coup","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}