A Very British Coup Chris Mullin
Now back in print with Serpent’s Tail – the acclaimed political thriller from the celebrated diarist of A View from The Foothills Former steelworker Harry Perkins has, against all the odds, led the Labour Party to a stunning victory at the general election. His manifesto includes the removal of American bases, public control of finance and the dismantling of the newspaper monopolies. The Establishment is appalled by the prospect, and secretly decides that something must be done. As MI5 conspires with the City and the press barons, Perkins the PM finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle for survival. ‘A delicious fantasy... crisply written and the story belts along’ Observer ‘Chris Mullin’s book is the first for some time that I have stayed awake to finish’ Ken Livingstone
• Timely reissue at the close of the New Labour era • Will appeal to fans of political satires In the Loop and The Thick of It • Adapted for a celebrated Channel 4 production starring Ray McAnally, A Very British Coup is soon to be remade as a wholly new drama series
Chris Mullin has been Member of Parliament for Sunderland South since 1987. Before being elected as an MP, he worked as a journalist on the ITV documentary programme World in Action and was editor of Tribune. A Very British Coup is his best known novel to date. His political diaries, A View from the Foothills, are published by Profile Books.
PAPERBACK JANUARY Paperback | B Format | 224 pp | Fiction | £7.99 | 9781846687402 | eISBN 9781847652270 | WORLD
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