"You can almost smell the stench of the armpits of politics." Christopher Meyer, Start The Week

For the Right Honourable Harry White, Britain’s charismatic and politically savvy prime minister, it is a busy day like any other at 10 Downing Street. Every minute is packed with politics, people and policies, and the odd flirtation. There is a peremptory invitation to lunch with megalomaniac media lord Matt Drummond, a parliamentary rebellion to be batted away, an urgent call from the White House about a crisis in the Middle East. Until, finally, Harry White and his entourage are ready to fly to Glasgow for the last item on their schedule: the Old Firm game between Rangers and Celtic, the traditional Scottish rivals. This unexpected first novel by the well-known economist and political commentator Lord Desai is a delightful mix of action, humour and realpolitik. The author brilliantly renders characters and situations in a manner that blurs fact and fiction to give us a racy, behind-the-scenes take on politics, politicians, journalists and media owners and all those who shape the way we perceive the world today.

Lord Meghnad Desai is an economist by profession, and a keen observer of British politics which he participates in from his perch in the House of Lords.
He lives in London.

Details

• ISBN 9781905636730
• Publication date: 1st October 2009
• Format: B format paperback
• Pages: 352
• RRP: £7.99 

Rights information

• UK only