The Diaries Of A Cabinet Minister (Three-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Richard Crossman
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hamish Hamilton & Jonathan Cape, 1975
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Volume 2 & 3 no DJs.
Volume One: Minister Of Housing 1964 - 66; Volume Two : Lord President Of The Council And Leader Of The House Of Commons 1966 - 68; Volume Three : Secretary Of State For Social Services 1968 - 70 This complete three-volume political memoir presents a candid and unvarnished chronicle of British governance during the Wilson administration. Richard Crossman records his daily experiences as Minister of Housing, Lord President of the Council, and Secretary of State for Social Services, offering unprecedented insight into Cabinet dynamics, policy formation, and the personal rivalries that shaped Labour’s internal machinery. He argues forcefully for transparency in government and exposes the tensions between civil servants and elected officials with forensic precision. The diaries illustrate the ideological battles over housing reform, welfare expansion, and parliamentary leadership, while capturing the psychological toll of high office. Crossman’s prose combines intellectual rigor with journalistic immediacy, constructing a vivid portrait of political life behind closed doors.
Author: Richard Crossman
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hamish Hamilton & Jonathan Cape, 1975
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Volume 2 & 3 no DJs.
Volume One: Minister Of Housing 1964 - 66; Volume Two : Lord President Of The Council And Leader Of The House Of Commons 1966 - 68; Volume Three : Secretary Of State For Social Services 1968 - 70 This complete three-volume political memoir presents a candid and unvarnished chronicle of British governance during the Wilson administration. Richard Crossman records his daily experiences as Minister of Housing, Lord President of the Council, and Secretary of State for Social Services, offering unprecedented insight into Cabinet dynamics, policy formation, and the personal rivalries that shaped Labour’s internal machinery. He argues forcefully for transparency in government and exposes the tensions between civil servants and elected officials with forensic precision. The diaries illustrate the ideological battles over housing reform, welfare expansion, and parliamentary leadership, while capturing the psychological toll of high office. Crossman’s prose combines intellectual rigor with journalistic immediacy, constructing a vivid portrait of political life behind closed doors.