The Heat of the Kitchen
by Bernard Donoughue
Buy on Amazon"As Senior Policy Adviser at 10 Downing Street to Harold Wilson and then to his successor James Callaghan, and later an agriculture minister in Tony Blair's first government, Bernard Donoughue has been a potent influence on policy and has enjoyed a ringside seat through some of the most turbulent political events of the late twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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"Well, Bernard Donoughue’s The Heat of the Kitchen, an autobiography by a former policy adviser to Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and James Callaghan (in the 1970s) complements Crosland. Lord Donoughue combines a brilliant mind with strong emotion and beliefs. Reading the extraordinary story of his rise from nowhere provides an insight into the latter which is more important with politicians than you think. If he was not an Irish Catholic, he would be a very different man! It also demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of those who reach the top – even the very top – of politics. Donoughue, like Crosland, writes like a dream. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount ."
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