Sailing Close to the Wind
Sailing Close to the Wind Dennis Skinner, the famed Beast of Bolsover, is adored by legions of supporters and respected as well as feared by admiring enemies. He remains as passionate and committed…
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Sailing Close to the Wind
Dennis Skinner, the famed Beast of Bolsover, is adored by legions of supporters and respected as well as feared by admiring enemies. He remains as passionate and committed to the causes he champions as on the first day he entered the House of Commons back in 1970.In an age of growing cynicism about politicians, the witty and astute Skinner is renowned as a brightly burning beacon of principle. Fiery and forthright, with a prodigious recall, Skinner is one of the best-known politicians in Britain.
Cameron discovered Skinner's popularity when a public backlash forced the current PM to apologise in Parliament for calling Skinner a dinosaur who should be in a museum.Skinner at eighty has a unique take on post-war Britain. A He has watched Prime Ministers come and go - Heath, Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown - and yet remains uncorrupted by patronage and compromise.
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