Playing to the Gallery

Playing to the Gallery

by SimonHoggart (Author)

Synopsis

Simon Hoggart's fans know him as the wittiest of all the commentators on Parliament, and for thousands of people his daily column in the Guardian is the kick-start they need in the morning.In this new collection of his finest sketches, you'll find the high drama, the low farce, the soap opera and the situation comedy which the Mother of Parliaments brings us every day. It's the column that MPs turn to first, hoping to catch their friends and rivals, terrified of finding themselves. Read about Tony Blair, Iain Duncan Smith, Gordon Brown, Ann Widdecombe, Nicholas Soames and, of course, Michael Fabricant, the Brighton disc jockey who went on to become Britain's best-loved hair replacement victim.Playing to the Gallery confirms Simon Hoggart as our most consistently sharp and entertaining political writer.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Main
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 12 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 1903809665
ISBN 13: 9781903809662
Book Overview: The very best of Britain's sharpest and most hilarious writer on Parliament.

Author Bio
Simon Hoggart has been writing about politics on and off since 1973, and has worked in Northern Ireland and Washington. He also writes about wine and television for the Spectator and is chairman of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz.