A fascinating, provocative, timely reflection from the inside of politics on how Lloyd George’s rhetoric, intuition, blarney, and wit often grasped what the professionals missed. And why amateurs can – sometimes at least – save the day.

Superb.

In this deeply researched and intensely readable book, Damian Collins shows the inner man, and how he navigated the great crises of his country, and ultimately of civilization.

A fascinating book with a gripping narrative… I enjoyed this book enormously and learned a lot.

Brilliantly researched. Collins’s book gives us a memorable overview of what was being discussed, urgently and sometimes furiously, in the club dining rooms and country house in which Lloyd George dined, his mind always focused on one thing: how to secure total victory.

Engagingly written and professionally researched.

An astonishing argument for the power of politicians at a time when it often feels as though there is no power anywhere.

A beautifully written page turner.

This study of David Lloyd George’s premiership reveals once again that no more fascinating character, not even Disraeli or Churchill, has presided over the destiny of the nation.

All the material is here for a bold new analysis… a skilful, lively, gossipy upbeat approach to the story.