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Beyond a Fringe

Tales from a Reformed Establishment Lackey

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Beyond a Fringe

Written by: Andrew Mitchell
Narrated by: Andrew Mitchell
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Veering from the hilarious to the tragic, Andrew Mitchell's tales from the parliamentary jungle make for one of the most entertaining political memoirs in years.

From his prep school years, straight out of Evelyn Waugh, through the army to Cambridge, the City of London and the Palace of Westminster, Mitchell has passed through a series of British institutions at a time of furious social and political change – in the process becoming rather more cynical about the British Establishment. Here, he reflects on the perils and pleasures of loyalty, whether to a party, to individuals or to one's own principles.

He brilliantly lifts the lid on the dark arts of the government Whips' Office ('Whipping, like stripping, is best done in private') and reveals how he accidentally started Boris Johnson's political career and later naively backed him to be Prime Minister – an act which rebounded on him spectacularly.

Engagingly honest about his ups and downs in politics, Beyond a Fringe is crammed with hilarious political anecdotes and irresistible insider gossip from the heart of Westminster.

©2021 Mitchell, Andrew (P)2022 Biteback Publishing Politicians Politics & Activism

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Winner of the Parliamentary Book Awards 2021 Best Biography, Memoir or Autobiography
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