{"product_id":"whips-9781472157263","title":"Whips","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWhips is a timely satire on politics and Party people that delves into the secret, soft-skilled machinery behind political change at the highest level of government. It is a must-read for anyone interested in modern government and intrigue. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 25 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's so believable... This is the perfect summer book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorraine Kelly, on ITV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e50 Shades of Grey meets Prime Minister's Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnita Rani on Woman's Hour, Radio 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrresistible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestminster in the 2020s, where the business of governing is the last thing on the agenda for anyone worth their salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the SW1 bubble, politics moves fast, schemes are hatched and foiled - through both accident and conspiracy - within hours, and sex and power preside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bobby Cliveden decides to campaign against the closure of her local mental health unit, she scarcely thought it would take her straight to the heart of the UK's bustling political centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe heads to London to work for her local MP, the ambitious Simon Daly, and moves in with her two old university friends, Jess, a new lobby journalist, and Eva, a junior Downing Street adviser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three of them quickly become wrapped up in the political circus of glamorous parties, insufferable bosses, and demanding workloads - and the desire to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the headline-grabbing battle of a male-dominated leadership contest, they discover the secret, soft-skilled machinery behind so much political change at the very highest level of government: women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiotous and all too believable, Whips is a timely satire on politics and Party people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatson takes us behind the doors of Number 10 and delivers a gripping tale of modern government, filled with intrigue and scandal and written with insight and verve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhips delivers on every promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 660g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 236 x 160 x 40 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781472157263\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cleo Watson","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44257569767674,"sku":"9781472157263","price":14.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1685111720980_book.jpg?v=1685281565","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/whips-9781472157263","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}