WHO GOES HOME? Scenes from a Political Life. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED reprint.[First published in 1995 and then reprinted twice in that same year.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial author's caricature,by Chris Riddell, illustrated front panel of dw/dj with blue and red lettering,with white lettering to author's monochrome portrait photographic illustrated rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED reprint,1-315pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters and an epilogue,plus [unpaginated] half-title and SIGNED - without dedication - title page. Each night when the House of Commons rises,throughout the Palace of Westminster policemen shout,'Who goes home?' The question is a relic of the days when members of Parliament were escorted safely to their beds.Roy Hattersley hopes that,having decided to leave Parliament after thirty years as an MP,he will have a safe passage to his new career as a full-time writer. 'Who Goes Home?' is his witty and characteristically frank account of a lifetime in the Labour Party,from his school days in post-war Sheffield and arrival in Parliament as part of Harold Wilson's New Model Army. During his half-lifetime as member for Birmingham Sparkbrook,Roy Hattersley was George Brown's protege,Roy Jenkins disciple,Tony Crosland's friend,Barbara Castle's assistant and Denis Healey's deputy before he joined the Cabinet - just in time for the IMF crisis and the Winter of Discontent.During Labour's wilderness years, Roy Hattersley was deputy leader of the Labour Party.He enjoyed (almost) every minute. This fascinating story follows two journeys - one made by the man and the other by the Party.It begins with the schoolboy canvassing of Clement Attlee's welfare state,and ends with the decision to leave Parliament at the dawn of Tony Blair's New Labour Party.For Roy Hattersley,politics was always fun whilst it lasted - even though the joke was often on him.These scenes from a political life settle no scores, excuse no mistakes and relive no old triumphs.'Who Goes Home?' is a unique political memoir. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.