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FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED - INCLUDING THE BRENTWOOD AND ONGAR CAMPAIGN.
'An Accidental MP is not only excellent, but will be a quarry for historians. Unlike most political books, it is not ephemeral' Tam Dalyell, MP
'Martin Bell tells the story of his disillusion with the BBC, his campaign to win Tatton and his life in the Commons with style, a gentle wit and endearing candour. He has taken into Parliament the sense of perspective and the scepticism which mark the best in our trade... The circumstances of his arrival in Parliament have given him a peculiar kind of moral authority and he has known when to use it' Robin Oakley, Daily Telegraph
'In his account of his career as An Accidental MP, Bell makes clear three years on that he has lost none of the other-worldly, outsider's quality that he brought to the new job. If anything, it seems to have been sharpened by his dim view of the party machinations, careerism and low-level debate that he has found in Parliament. His villains are the political operators who are subverting democracy... But Bell disarms with the self-effacement and humour that earned him the affection of his old colleagues The Times
ISBN:9780140293746
