My perspective -- I. Power and politics -- Parliamentary abuse -- Brexit -- Social media -- II. Social injustice -- Hillsborough -- Primodos -- Grenfell -- Child sexual abuse -- Rotherham -- Stop and search -- Daniel Morgan -- Windrush -- Modern slavery -- III. The international scene -- Power on the world stage -- The Salisbury poisonings -- Afghanistan -- Ukraine and Putin -- IV. Learning from the past -- How did we get here? -- The answer is service.

"As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May came face to face with a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians. From the Hillsborough and Grenfell tragedies, to the Rotherham sex abuse scandal, the powerful repeatedly chose to act not in the interests of the powerless but in ways that served themselves or to protect the organisation to which they belonged. In 'The abuse of power' Theresa May takes us inside the room, in riveting first-hand detail, to reveal several cases in domestic and international affairs where blatant abuses took place - including Brexit, parliamentary scandals and the Salisbury poisonings. Offering an unflinchingly honest appraisal of her role in these episodes, she shines a spotlight on a critical issue of our time, and proposes practical solutions. To be in a position of power is to be in a position of service, she argues, an attitude she traces back to her upbringing in a country vicarage where she learned the values that have inspired her life in politics. The same values led her to believe that MPs have a particular responsibility to set an example in their own behaviour. 'The abuse of power' is a searing expose of injustice and an impassioned plea to exercise power for the greater good."-- Taken from dust jacket.