Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010-2024

by Ben Riley-Smith

ISBN: 9781399810319

Published: 2024-12-17

'BRILLIANT' ANDREW MARR 'HAD ME OPEN-MOUTHED WITH AMAZEMENT' ED BALLS 'ESSENTIAL' JON SOPEL 'A GRIPPINGLY-WRITTEN, DETAILED BOOK THAT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS' ISABEL HARDMAN 'SUPERB' EVAN DAVIS The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction; fully updated to include the general election. Over the last decade, the British people have seen five different Conservative Prime Ministers, with five different missions and five messages to the nation. From the ashes of a financial crisis, to a break from the EU, to a global pandemic, governments - and ideologies - have changed, but Tory power has clung on. Merciless rebellion and the swift ousting of leaders have enabled this, and yet the same ruthlessness may ultimately bring about their downfall. Witty, hair-raising and brilliantly sourced, The Right to Rule links as never before stories of betrayal in Cameron's Coalition, the rifts behind the Referendum, the travails of May, the chaos...