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The Abuse of Power
- Author
- Theresa May
- Narrator
- Theresa May
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 14 September 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians. From the Hillsborough and Grenfell tragedies, to the Daniel Morgan case and parliamentary scandals, the powerful repeatedly chose to use their power not in the interests of the powerless but to serve themselves or to protect the organisation to which they belonged.
The Abuse of Power is a searing exposé of injustice and an impassioned call to exercise power for the greater good. Drawing on examples from domestic and international affairs she was personally involved in at the highest level, including Stop and Search and the Salisbury Poisonings, the former prime minister argues for a radical rethink in how we approach our politics and public life.
(P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Limited
Critics Review
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So boldly different it creates a mini-genre all of its own . . . This is a pleasant surprise: a genuinely unusual, bold and important book. You can't say that of many political memoirs
The New Statesman
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Fascinating and crisply written . . . That May has more seriousness and commitment than the average politician . . . means she has a better chance to fix some of those burning injustices this book shows she is clearly still worried about
i Newspaper
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The book will reinforce the view that May was a politician of conviction and compassion.
Financial Times
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Very interesting... I strongly agree with the central message of [the] book...that we need a sense of moral compass in politics... Put together it's pretty shocking... Terrifying as an account of what's wrong in the British state
Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics: Leading
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Often political writing focuses on soap opera and personalities. But personalities - as Theresa May knows better than most - come and go. Structures remain. May's account of how public institutions wield their power and avoid accountability is an admirable attempt to draw our focus in the right direction
The Times Best Politics Books of 2023
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A serious-minded study of scandals in which vulnerable people were failed by those in authority
Guardian Best Politics Books of 2023
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Details
- Author
- Theresa May
- Narrator
- Theresa May
- Duration
- 10 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781035409907
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Autobiography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Corruption in politics, government and society, International relations
Synopsis
Former Prime Minister Theresa May exposes the abuse of power by public institutions and politicians in a series of riveting first-hand accounts from her time in office.As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians. From the Hillsborough and Grenfell tragedies, to the Daniel Morgan case and parliamentary scandals, the powerful repeatedly chose to use their power not in the interests of the powerless but to serve themselves or to protect the organisation to which they belonged.The Abuse of Power is a searing exposé of injustice and an impassioned call to exercise power for the greater good. Drawing on examples from domestic and international affairs she was personally involved in at the highest level, including Stop and Search and the Salisbury Poisonings, the former prime minister argues for a radical rethink in how we approach our politics and public life.(P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Limited
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