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Taking the Lead John Crace

Taking the Lead By John Crace

Taking the Lead by John Crace


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Guardian superstar columnist, John Crace, pens a satirical memoir of his dog, Herbie . . .

Taking the Lead Summary

Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10 by John Crace

'I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit, and his heart' Nigella Lawson

From the ingeniously quick-witted John Crace comes a satirical memoir from the eyes of his beloved dog, Herbie. And as a Westminster veteran, boy does he have some stories to share.

It started when a chance encounter with Sadiq Khan's Labrador landed Herbie a job working as a special advisor to Ed Miliband in 2014. Then he was summoned by David Cameron to work on the Remain campaign in the EU referendum. He experienced the pain of working with Theresa May; was sacked and then rehired by Boris Johnson to advise on Covid; was at Balmoral when the Queen died; had a ringside seat for Liz Truss; was fired by Rishi Sunak and then latterly taken on by Keir Starmer.

This is the story the politicians didn't want you to know. What are Larry the Cat and Dilyn the Dog really like? How did Charlotte Owen get a peerage? Herbert Hound, finally, tells all.

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I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit, and his heart -- Nigella Lawson

About John Crace

John Crace has been the Guardian's political sketch writer for the last ten years and is one of the paper's most loved columnists. He has also written about twenty books on everything from cricket, football, TV, literature, politics and - not forgetting - himself. The most recent, Depraved New World, a collection of his Guardian columns, was published in November 2023 and was a Waterstones Politics Book of the Year. In January 2024 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bath Spa University in recognition of his literary satire.

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NGR9781408721278
9781408721278
1408721279
Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10 by John Crace
New
Hardback
Little, Brown Book Group
2024-10-10
288
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