Tony Wright's new book: Doing Politics
19 May 2012
Doing Politics by Tony Wright
Doing Politics combines a personal account of Tony Wright's own political experience, which stretches back to the immediate post-war world in which he grew up, with reflections on politics today. Through a selection of articles on a wide range of political issues, it illustrates his belief in the indispensable value of politics, but profound dissatisfaction with the way its business is usually conducted.
"This is a book to be savoured... Tony Wright is firmly up there with the ace political observers like Walter Bagehot, R.H. Tawney and George Orwell."
- Lord Hennessy, The House Magazine
"That is the triumph of a parliamentarian such as Wright: he helped to strengthen those parts of the constitution that made life difficult or irritating for people in power."
- John Rentoul, The Independent
ISBN: 9781849540421
£12.99 RRP
320pp paperback
A Labour Member of Parliament between 1992 and 2010, TONY WRIGHT is now Visiting Professor in Government and Public Policy at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ and Professorial Fellow in Politics at Birkbeck College. His previous books include British Politics: A Very Short Introduction.