{"product_id":"9781785908156","title":"The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980-1997 : At the heart of power with two Prime Ministers by Fowler, Norman","description":"Hardback\u003cbr\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; government\u003cbr\u003e9781785908156\u003cbr\u003eThe Best of Enemies is the political diaries of one of the most significant politicians of the late twentieth century. Covering the Thatcher\/Major period - during which time Norman Fowler held prominent positions in the Cabinet and as party chairman - Fowler's diaries observe both Prime Ministers, and their Cabinet colleagues, at close quarters.   Fowler brings his training as a journalist to bear on these diaries, which are full of insights and anecdotes and resonate powerfully with the situation the Conservative Party faces today, with industrial strife, waning authority and a Labour Party looking like a government in waiting. The entries raise other issues that are still unresolved. They range from the effect that the private sexual conduct of a minister should have on a career to whether an entirely 'hands-off' approach to industrial strategy is in the national interest. Norman Fowler's diaries provide a ringside seat to the struggles of their time. These are not the diaries of an ex-minister seeking to justify their own record; rather, they are the story of how two Prime Ministers rose and fell and caused their party to split apart, told by someone who was there at the time.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Book Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50733250380109,"sku":"9781785908156","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/0808\/6605\/files\/9781785908156.jpg?v=1734624939","url":"https:\/\/thebookelephant.co.uk\/products\/9781785908156","provider":"The Book Elephant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}