Most politicians write autobiographies to'set the record straight'. This is a different sort of memoir. Following his life as a self-confessed'wet European'from parliament to Hong Kong and beyond,Chris Patten creates a meditation on personal and political identity which,in an age of simplification,shows the complexities of both.'A defence of liberal conservatism...If old-style centrism is to stage a comeback and reason to supplant stridency and authoritarianism,be it in west or east,the moderates can wave Patten's book on their way to their barricades'Jonathan Fenby,Financial Times'Vivid,very well-written,First Confession joins the highest tier of recent works by British politicians'Paschal Donohoe,Irish Times'Draws on his experience of four controversial institutions - the Tory party,the Vatican,the Chinese government and the BBC - to swell the tiny list of intelligent and cultured memoirs by front-line politicians'Mark Lawson,New Statesman,Books of the Year
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141983875Number of pages: 320Weight: 259 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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Draws on his experience of four controversial institutions - the Tory party,the Vatican,the Chinese government and the BBC - to swell the tiny list of intelligent and cultured memoirs by front-line politiciansA defence of liberal conservatism...If old-style centrism is to stage a comeback and reason to supplant stridency and authoritarianism,be it in west or east,the moderates can wave Patten's book on their way to their barricadesEngagingly frank,beefily pugnacious....he writes stirringlyVivid,very well-written,First Confession joins the highest tier of recent works by British politicians
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