Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Read and listen as much as you want
  • Over 950 000 titles
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Try now
image.devices-Singapore 2x
Cover for Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister

Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister

Language
English
Format
Category

Biographies

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

'Enticingly structured... Commendable... The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same.' The Times [A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of Truss's chaotic and catastrophic 49 days in No 10' Independent 'A textbook on bad government' Dominic Grieve, Guardian

The shortest-serving prime minister in history. The first former leader to lose their seat since 1935. An inside look at how it all went so wrong.

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy, triggered a collapse in the value of Sterling and was forced on a series of embarrassing U-turns that ultimately led to her resignation. The aftershocks of her time in office are still felt today. How did she blow her opportunity so spectacularly?

Based on exclusive interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, and focusing on the critical steps that led to her demise, this gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history gives the definitive account of Truss's premiership.

Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, 8 September 2024

© 2024 Atlantic Books (Ebook): 9781805462156

Release date

Ebook: 29 August 2024

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words With Charles Lindbergh – and the Battle to Save Democracy
    Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words With Charles Lindbergh – and the Battle to Save Democracy Paul M. Sparrow
  2. Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
    Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy David O. Stewart
  3. Burn Before Reading: Presidents, CIA Directors, and Secret Intelligence
    Burn Before Reading: Presidents, CIA Directors, and Secret Intelligence Stansfield Turner
  4. Caesar and the Roman Republic: The Politics of Power
    Caesar and the Roman Republic: The Politics of Power Rogan Fish
  5. Executing the Rosenbergs: Death and Diplomacy in a Cold War World
    Executing the Rosenbergs: Death and Diplomacy in a Cold War World Lori Clune, PhD
  6. Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation
    Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation Kenneth Turan
  7. Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News
    Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News Sarah Oates
  8. Americans in a World at War: Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper
    Americans in a World at War: Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper Brooke L. Blower
  9. The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveler’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States, 1853–1861
    The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveler’s Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States, 1853–1861 Frederick Law Olmsted
  10. The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968
    The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 Luke A. Nichter
  11. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900
    The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 Duncan Bell
  12. Beyond the Great Divide: How A Nation Became A Neighborhood
    Beyond the Great Divide: How A Nation Became A Neighborhood Governor George Pataki
  13. The Imperial Nation: Citizens and Subjects in the British, French, Spanish, and American Empires
    The Imperial Nation: Citizens and Subjects in the British, French, Spanish, and American Empires Josep M. Fradera
  14. Death in a Promised Land
    Death in a Promised Land Scott Ellsworth
  15. A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation - Updated Edition
    A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation - Updated Edition Eric D. Weitz
  16. The First Crash: Lessons from the South Sea Bubble
    The First Crash: Lessons from the South Sea Bubble Richard Dale
  17. The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War
    The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War Udi Greenberg
  18. Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era
    Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era Frances M. Clarke
  19. American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division
    American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division Michael A. Cohen
  20. The First Counterspy: Larry Haas, Bell Aircraft, and the FBI's Attempt to Capture a Soviet Mole
    The First Counterspy: Larry Haas, Bell Aircraft, and the FBI's Attempt to Capture a Soviet Mole Kay Haas
  21. The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair
    The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair
  22. The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political History
    The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political History
  23. Tournament
    Tournament Shelby Foote
  24. Cold War Radio: The Russian Broadcasts of the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
    Cold War Radio: The Russian Broadcasts of the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Mark G. Pomar
  25. China's New Navy: The Evolution of PLAN from the People's Revolution to a 21st Century Cold War
    China's New Navy: The Evolution of PLAN from the People's Revolution to a 21st Century Cold War Xiaobing Li
  26. In the Shadow of the Black Plague: Disease, Survival, and Human Legacy
    In the Shadow of the Black Plague: Disease, Survival, and Human Legacy Santiago Machain
  27. Medieval Warfare and Crusades: Battles and Conquests of the Medieval World (5 in 1)
    Medieval Warfare and Crusades: Battles and Conquests of the Medieval World (5 in 1) Harris Ropes
  28. Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era
    Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era Jonathan A. Noyalas
  29. The Presidency of George W. Bush: A First Historical Assessment
    The Presidency of George W. Bush: A First Historical Assessment
  30. Medieval Conflicts and Dynasties: Dynastic Struggles and Conflicts (4 in 1)
    Medieval Conflicts and Dynasties: Dynastic Struggles and Conflicts (4 in 1) Harris Ropes
  31. Lawfare
    Lawfare Geoffrey Robertson
  32. The Freedom Agenda: Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Is Necessary to Restore Constitutional Government
    The Freedom Agenda: Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Is Necessary to Restore Constitutional Government Mike Lee
  33. The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich
    The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich Thom Hartmann
  34. Mao's Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy
    Mao's Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy Toshi Yoshihara
  35. Empires and Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of Medieval Powers (5 in 1)
    Empires and Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of Medieval Powers (5 in 1) Harris Ropes
  36. Dissolution: The Crisis of Communism and the End of East Germany
    Dissolution: The Crisis of Communism and the End of East Germany Charles S. Maier
  37. Political Science: Examining the Structures and Dynamics of Government and Power (2 in 1)
    Political Science: Examining the Structures and Dynamics of Government and Power (2 in 1) Marcus Kline
  38. Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State
    Sacred Foundations: The Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State Anna M. Grzymała-Busse
  39. In Hitler's Munich: Jews, the Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism
    In Hitler's Munich: Jews, the Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism Michael Brenner
  40. State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball
    State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball Bill Ripken

Features:

  • Over 950 000 titles

  • Kids Mode (child safe environment)

  • Download books for offline access

  • Cancel anytime

Most popular

Unlimited

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$12.98 /month
3 days for free
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Bi-yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$69 /6 months
14 days for free
Save 11%
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Unlimited Yearly

For those who want to listen and read without limits.

S$119 /year
14 days for free
Save 24%
  • 1 account

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

Try now

Family

For those who want to share stories with family and friends.

From S$14.90/month
  • 2-3 accounts

  • Unlimited Access

  • Unlimited listening

  • Cancel anytime

2 accounts

S$14.90 /month
Try now