Ebook: Edward Heath
Author: Heath Edward, McManus Michael
- Tags: Politicians, Politicians--Great Britain, Prime ministers, Prime ministers--Great Britain, Biographies, Heath Edward, Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography, Politicians -- Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Elliott & Thompson
- City: Great Britain
- Language: English
- epub
Sir Edward Heath KG MBE MP (1916–2005) was one of the most influential and controversial British politicians—and one of the most elusive and enigmatic personalities—of the post-war era. He was the first leader of the Conservative Party to be formally elected by the party's MPs, rather than "emerging;" and the party's first ever leader from a working-class background. His time as prime minister (1970–74) was marked by industrial unrest, an upsurge in violence in Northern Ireland, and severe economic turbulence, exacerbated by a world oil crisis. He was responsible for taking the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community (now the European Union). And after Margaret Thatcher deposed him as Conservative leader in 1975, his bitter public feud with her lasted for a quarter of a century. There have been several biographies of Heath, plus his own award-winning memoirs, The Course of My Life, but none has fully revealed the essence of the man. This book...
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