TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barclay,Theo
TI  - Fighters and quitters: great political resignations 
SN  - 9781785901041
U1  - 328.410922 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London, Great Britain
PB  - Biteback Publishing Ltd.
KW  - Politicians
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - Resignation
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Officials and employees
KW  - Discipline
N1  - Introduction: when to fight and when to quit -- 1. The Duchess of Atholl -- 2. John Profumo -- 3. Lords Lambton and Jellicoe -- 4. John Stonehouse -- 5. Jeremy Thorpe -- 6. Michael Heseltine and Leon Brittan -- 7. Edwina Currie -- 8. Nigel Lawson -- 9. Ron Davies -- 10. Peter Mandelson -- 11. Stephen Byers -- 12. Robin Cook and Clare Short -- 13. Liam Fox -- 14. Chris Huhne -- 15. Andrew Mitchell -- 16. Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless -- 17. Damian Green -- Afterword: the never-ending scandal.
N2  - "They say the first rule of politics is never to resign. But in recent decades Britain's politicians have all too often failed - or refused - to cling on. This roaring dash through the most sensational political resignations of the past century charts the scandals, controversies and cock-ups that forced key players to quit" --
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