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Edward Heath's Autobiography
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Edward Heath's autobiography is at times oddly impersonal; much of its emotional force has to do with a passion for setting the record straight. The son of a small builder, his Conservatism defined itself early on through his patriotism and passion for self-improvement. His travels in Europe as a young man filled him with a dread of the Nazis and he had, as they say, a good war. Just as his time in charge of firing squads put him off capital punishment, so the war made him a determined European; his premiership failed in many ways, but he did succeed in getting Britain into Europe.
His opposition to recent Conservative leaders is less the personal pique sometimes alleged than a determination not to see his legacy destroyed. His resolution not to let the Eurosceptics rewrite history sometimes bogs his story down in repetitive score-settling; given the charge of disloyalty so often made against him, it is legitimate that he establish his credentials. At the book's occasional best, he shows a dry humour and an unexpected sense of his own absurdity; there are some surprising vignettes as well, like Fidel Castro drunkenly ranting about his hero- worship of Winston Churchill, and Enoch Powell promising to break an NHS strike by importing Jamaican nurses. --Roz Kaveney
Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Edward Heath
Recording label: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
EAN: 9780340708521
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0340708522
Number of pages: 782
Publication date: 1998-10-08
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)
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