Currently reading Ungovernable – the Political Diaries of a Chief Whip, by Simon Hart.
Hart was Chief Whip under former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. He was also MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, from May 2010 till July 2024, when the voters decided different.
Hart has a supremely entertaining style of writing. This book puts me in mind of Alan Clark’s diaries. That said, Hart comes across as quite principled, and with none of the scandal that tended to surround Clark. Clark always hinted at (and sometimes did more than hint at) being on the louche side. You don’t get that with Hart. But you do get the keen sense of observation, the sharp wit, and the ease with the pen.
Good book.
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