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The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson
The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson YOU THINK YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE ELECTED ARE CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE. THINK AGAIN. When Boris Johnson came to power in 2019, he did so with the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. Rewriting the political map, he united a party and shattered Labour’s fabled red wall. And yet, just three years later, he was ousted by the same members who had once greeted his leadership so rapturously. What had gone so wrong? The Plot is the seismic, fly-on-the-wall account of how the saviour of the Conservative Party became a pariah. Told with unparalleled access, from multiple inside sources talking with astonishing candour, it reveals the shocking truth about powerful forces operating behind the scenes in the heart of Westminster and those who became the architects of a Prime Minister’s downfall. This is the story of a damning trail of treachery and deceit fuelled by an obsessive pursuit of power, which threatens to topple the very fabric of our democracy.
352 pages, Hardcover
Published April 2, 2024
About the author
Nadine Dorries
29 books255 followersNadine Dorries was born in Liverpool in the 1950s and raised on a council estate, the daughter of a bus driver. Her first novel, THE FOUR STREETS, was inspired by memories of her childhood, particularly her Irish grandmother who she was very close to.
Nadine trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She has been the MP for Mid-Befordshire since 2005 and has three daughters.
Nadine is currently working on her second novel, a sequel to THE FOUR STREETS.
Nadine trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She has been the MP for Mid-Befordshire since 2005 and has three daughters.
Nadine is currently working on her second novel, a sequel to THE FOUR STREETS.
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November 7, 2023
I was sure the bit about the rabbit had to be made up by the fragrant Ms Dorries's heartless detractors. But after a few minutes of googling I see she really does claim that a shadowy member of the Downing Street cabal cut an ex-girlfriend's brother's rabbit into four pieces and nailed it to her door.
What is it with rabbits? If I were a rabbit, I think I would encourage members of my owner's family not to change romantic partners more often than was strictly necessary.
What is it with rabbits? If I were a rabbit, I think I would encourage members of my owner's family not to change romantic partners more often than was strictly necessary.
November 11, 2023
There are many reasons it is difficult to take Nadine Dorries’ The Plot seriously. The author has a record as an unreliable witness - she was censured by MPs for making groundless claims against a Channel 4 documentary about poverty. The portrayal of those involved is simplistic - Boris Johnson and his loyalists are all pure, honest and “nice” or “lovely”, motivated only by public service, while his opponents (Michael Gove, Dominic Cummings, Rishi Sunak) are duplicitous, arrogant and motivated only by power. Dorries casts herself as both a master observer of people, someone with the inside track, and yet also hopelessly naive - if she really didn’t know Cummings was leaking stories to senior journalists, she is the only person in Westminster who didn’t. The book is also in parts virtually unreadable, with Dorries presenting long monologues from her anonymous interviewees full of conspiracist speculation, unevidenced assertions and exposition that even a bad Hollywood scriptwriter would cut. But the real problem is that, shorn of all its hyperbole, what Dorries has found is that people in politics have agendas they wish to advance alongside their friends and allies. The real revelation, in a book that promised many, is that it is apparently possible to work in politics for a quarter of a century and still have no idea how politics actually works.
The reviewer is a political journalist working in Westminster, and was provided with a review copy of the book by the publisher.
The reviewer is a political journalist working in Westminster, and was provided with a review copy of the book by the publisher.
November 25, 2023
I can't say I enjoyed reading this book because the democracy that I thought I lived in, no longer exists. This book highlights the obsessive pursuit of power by a small group of people within the Conservative Party and the telling of the story is damming!
With the exponential rise in social media the whole framework of the way we are governed is shattered! This book may be about the Tories but I'm sure that the shocking story is mirrored across all parties within the Westminster bubble.
With the exponential rise in social media the whole framework of the way we are governed is shattered! This book may be about the Tories but I'm sure that the shocking story is mirrored across all parties within the Westminster bubble.
January 13, 2024
This book deserves 1 star if treated purely as the factual account it claims to be. However, one must give the book credit for being such a carefully crafted and interesting work of fiction, which presents a story which is too conspiratorial and shady to be true, but nonetheless makes for a relatively fun read.
Dorries’ undying loyalty to Johnson is clear in this book, which lays bare the delusions which a diehard group in our society collectively labour under, and which weaves a tale of deceit and conspiracy which they sadly likely believe to be true.
Dorries’ undying loyalty to Johnson is clear in this book, which lays bare the delusions which a diehard group in our society collectively labour under, and which weaves a tale of deceit and conspiracy which they sadly likely believe to be true.
November 15, 2023
An unfortunate title, as others have pointed out, as it is a book without a realistic plot. It opens with a quotation by Cicero. After this, all is mock heroic and a lesson in politics without honest politicians. As Dorries told a bemused Laura Kuenssberg, she did not write this. So, who did? Oh right, all the mysterious sources that Dorries cannot reveal. I suppose it is fitting that a book about a PM who lived in Lie Lie Land should have his story told by a devoted fantasist. "There is a tide in the affairs of men" which drowns common sense.
March 10, 2024
Beautifully written, fast paced and engaging. This is a great read for anybody interested in contemporary politics in the UK.
The key problem here is that the reader has no idea how much to believe and take seriously. I don't mean that the author has made things up - I don't think that Nadine Dorries would do such a thing. When she says the Mr X told her secret fact Y or that Mrs A spilled the beans on who betrayed Mr B, then i am prepared to believe her. The problem is whether or not to believe Mr X or Mrs A. Many of the people quoted in the book are kept anonymous, so it is very difficult for an outsider to judge if they have an ulterior motive in dishing the dirt and may have been tempted to make things up or at least exaggerate what they are saying.
Ultimately there is no way of knowing if what this books tells you is true in any meaningful sense of the word.
That said, this is an enjoyable read and even if it is not all objectively true it at least lifts the lid on doings in Westminster and what people who live and work there believe might be true.
The key problem here is that the reader has no idea how much to believe and take seriously. I don't mean that the author has made things up - I don't think that Nadine Dorries would do such a thing. When she says the Mr X told her secret fact Y or that Mrs A spilled the beans on who betrayed Mr B, then i am prepared to believe her. The problem is whether or not to believe Mr X or Mrs A. Many of the people quoted in the book are kept anonymous, so it is very difficult for an outsider to judge if they have an ulterior motive in dishing the dirt and may have been tempted to make things up or at least exaggerate what they are saying.
Ultimately there is no way of knowing if what this books tells you is true in any meaningful sense of the word.
That said, this is an enjoyable read and even if it is not all objectively true it at least lifts the lid on doings in Westminster and what people who live and work there believe might be true.
December 19, 2023
Dearie me. This is terrible.
Two points in its favour. One, it achieves its stated aim of advancing a theory about where power really lies in Westminster. And two, it paints a sympathetic picture of Johnson which runs counter to most media coverage. It is certainly rose-tinted, but the reader will make their own judgement.
Now for why it's a bin fire.
It's written like a novel, for some bizarre reason. We open with a scene in Cabinet and I was puzzled why it was written like a fictional story in which Nadine is the main character. Dorrirs then goes the full Ludlum and writes a book about her writing this book.
Second, and related, we get long monologues from interviewees in chronological order. Reasons that this is terrible include: (1) it's highly repetitive; (2) it's sometimes really dull and tedious; (3) Dorries makes no effort to draw conclusions or make connections. We get her research, not her book.
Third, much of which she "exposes" is predictable political maneuvering more than it is dark conspiracy.
For a bonus point, she's apparently nigh on psychic, somehow anticipating the plot against Boris on the day it happened, and even the death of the Queen moments ahead. Yet the entire conspiracy, half of which is fairly unsurprising seemed to utterly pass her by. Go figure.
This amounts to the interview notes of a deranged fangirl.
Two points in its favour. One, it achieves its stated aim of advancing a theory about where power really lies in Westminster. And two, it paints a sympathetic picture of Johnson which runs counter to most media coverage. It is certainly rose-tinted, but the reader will make their own judgement.
Now for why it's a bin fire.
It's written like a novel, for some bizarre reason. We open with a scene in Cabinet and I was puzzled why it was written like a fictional story in which Nadine is the main character. Dorrirs then goes the full Ludlum and writes a book about her writing this book.
Second, and related, we get long monologues from interviewees in chronological order. Reasons that this is terrible include: (1) it's highly repetitive; (2) it's sometimes really dull and tedious; (3) Dorries makes no effort to draw conclusions or make connections. We get her research, not her book.
Third, much of which she "exposes" is predictable political maneuvering more than it is dark conspiracy.
For a bonus point, she's apparently nigh on psychic, somehow anticipating the plot against Boris on the day it happened, and even the death of the Queen moments ahead. Yet the entire conspiracy, half of which is fairly unsurprising seemed to utterly pass her by. Go figure.
This amounts to the interview notes of a deranged fangirl.
December 10, 2023
One star, as I did laugh out loud several times! Utterly waste of paper! Westminster is Corrupt? Yes we know that! She is obsessed like a teenager over Boris Johnson? Yip knew that too! I only borrowed it as I thought there be something new to learn…No! Interesting fact, after all the media she received I thought there would be a huge waiting list , again no! I was third in the list! But I noticed Rory Stewart had a book out, I have a long time to wait for his book, 238 in line!
November 26, 2023
Better suited to the fantasy section. Dorries succeeds only in publishing what can only be described as an almost religious tome in worship of Boris Johnson; a man she would have us believe has only virtuous faults and who is driven by public service.
With no hint of objectivity, this title takes its readers for fools to the extent it becomes fiction. And bad fiction at that.
With no hint of objectivity, this title takes its readers for fools to the extent it becomes fiction. And bad fiction at that.
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July 21, 2023What can I say...
December 2, 2023
Nadine Dorries is a bestselling author of fiction, bizarrely, and this seems to be a Boris Johnson fanfiction, essentially, with weird James Bond references. The prose isn't awful; the problem is that I don't trust that a word of it is actually true. As you might expect, the world of politics is full of flawed and evil characters conspiring against the saintly Boris, make of that what you will...
January 18, 2024
Curiousity got the better of me so I borrowed this book from the library (as I couldn’t bear to part with hard earned cash for any work by ND). I really have tried to read it with an open mind…. But it’s very difficult given the author’s reputation. How much of this is really true…? We will never know, especially given the rafts and rafts of anonymous input.
January 19, 2024
So many half truths and reads like a weird Boris fan-fiction.
March 3, 2024
I read the reviews before starting this book and now having read it myself I’m not sure why some previous reviewers chose to read it. Well actually yes I am! Yes it is a series of interviews and yes it is one sided in the respect of most of the interviewees we’re firmly on Boris’s side. However if you look at the facts presented along with what was reported in newspapers and on television then it all adds up. The chaos in the Tory party over the last few years is explained and is plausible and most readers will have worked in an environment that was manipulated by a select few. I find it disheartening at best that we seem to have no say in our country.
The author may be bias with her feelings towards Boris but this book needed to be written and it explains a lot of what was going on before, during and after covid. As a footnote when Ms Dorries appeared on tv to promote the book a number of interviewers mentioned that they had been contacted by lawyers to warn them about possible litigation. Why would that happen if there was no truth to her claims? It wouldn’t. Now I shall move on to some lighter bedtime material and hope for a decent nights sleep!
The author may be bias with her feelings towards Boris but this book needed to be written and it explains a lot of what was going on before, during and after covid. As a footnote when Ms Dorries appeared on tv to promote the book a number of interviewers mentioned that they had been contacted by lawyers to warn them about possible litigation. Why would that happen if there was no truth to her claims? It wouldn’t. Now I shall move on to some lighter bedtime material and hope for a decent nights sleep!
February 24, 2024
In a word “bad”. In two words “very bad”.
Best to let the author speak for herself. If you read this book this is the prose you can expect:
“I slipped my green pass into my bag, which I hung over the back of a chair as I sat down next to him. ‘You will be okay,’ I said, and reached out to pat the back of his hand. He stared at the place where my hand had rested and looked utterly forlorn. ‘I’ll go and get us a nice cup of tea,’ I said, his almost-empty mug giving me the excuse I needed”
“I clicked off the phone and took a deep breath. This was a dilemma. I would have to give up everything I loved, the job, possibly even my role as an MP. The people who I needed to speak to could lose their jobs too; it just wouldn’t work.”
“Phew,’ I said as I slipped onto a stool and looked behind me. No one was watching, my arrival already old news. I shrugged my trench coat down from my shoulders and it fell over the back of the stool as I pushed my hair away from my face.”
“It is a bright sunny morning as I leave my flat and head out across the river to meet with Boris. My new trainers squeaked annoyingly, backpack slung across my shoulders. I was embarking upon a new phase in my life.”
“It was early Sunday morning and he greeted me in the kitchen of his house in the Cotswolds. Both the lids of the Aga were up and I had to take a very deep breath. I’m a woman of a certain age who has had an Aga since I left the poverty of my background. However, you can never escape your upbringing, and the thing about an Aga is, when the lids are up, the heat is escaping.
Boris was pouring hot water into a coffee pot. Carrie, as always, serene, unphased by her two toddlers, has taken both upstairs to bath and dress them and has left us a plate of warm fresh croissants. Dilyn, the dog, has jumped onto a chair and is trying his best to reach the counter and snaffle them. While Boris chatted, I surreptitiously lowered the Aga lids onto the hot plates and my zen returned.
‘The blasted boiler broke,’ he said, as he caught me with a glance from the corner of his eye. ‘It was all the heating we had over Christmas.”
Best to let the author speak for herself. If you read this book this is the prose you can expect:
“I slipped my green pass into my bag, which I hung over the back of a chair as I sat down next to him. ‘You will be okay,’ I said, and reached out to pat the back of his hand. He stared at the place where my hand had rested and looked utterly forlorn. ‘I’ll go and get us a nice cup of tea,’ I said, his almost-empty mug giving me the excuse I needed”
“I clicked off the phone and took a deep breath. This was a dilemma. I would have to give up everything I loved, the job, possibly even my role as an MP. The people who I needed to speak to could lose their jobs too; it just wouldn’t work.”
“Phew,’ I said as I slipped onto a stool and looked behind me. No one was watching, my arrival already old news. I shrugged my trench coat down from my shoulders and it fell over the back of the stool as I pushed my hair away from my face.”
“It is a bright sunny morning as I leave my flat and head out across the river to meet with Boris. My new trainers squeaked annoyingly, backpack slung across my shoulders. I was embarking upon a new phase in my life.”
“It was early Sunday morning and he greeted me in the kitchen of his house in the Cotswolds. Both the lids of the Aga were up and I had to take a very deep breath. I’m a woman of a certain age who has had an Aga since I left the poverty of my background. However, you can never escape your upbringing, and the thing about an Aga is, when the lids are up, the heat is escaping.
Boris was pouring hot water into a coffee pot. Carrie, as always, serene, unphased by her two toddlers, has taken both upstairs to bath and dress them and has left us a plate of warm fresh croissants. Dilyn, the dog, has jumped onto a chair and is trying his best to reach the counter and snaffle them. While Boris chatted, I surreptitiously lowered the Aga lids onto the hot plates and my zen returned.
‘The blasted boiler broke,’ he said, as he caught me with a glance from the corner of his eye. ‘It was all the heating we had over Christmas.”
December 15, 2023
This isn't so much a novel as a collection of interviews, which shed light on the cancer at the heart of the Conservative party. A cabal of power-hungry, manipulative people have had too much sway for the last 40 years over the way the party is run. They select candidates to run in elections (often based on how easily they are manipulated, by fair means or foul). They groom potential leaders (and by extension, prime ministers), often choosing to remove them after a short period once they have outlived their usefulness. Some of the plotters are household names. Many are not. At least one lurks very much in the shadows, yet has influence over them all.
While some conclusions are drawn, the reader is left to fill in the blanks as to the motivations and objectives of the people involved. For the most part, the key players do this because they find it an addictive game. At times I felt that Ms Dorries should have left out the little descriptive fluff trying to set the scene of the interview — it added precious little.
This book and the author have been much-maligned. It has been written off as a work of fantasy by a mad woman in love with Boris Johnson. However, I'm not inclined to believe that. Far too much of what has gone on since 2016 in the political world now makes a lot more sense when viewed through this particular lens.
I came away thinking that while these people still pull the strings in the Conservative Party, they will never receive my vote, as it will be wasted on people who care little about carrying out manifesto pledges.
While some conclusions are drawn, the reader is left to fill in the blanks as to the motivations and objectives of the people involved. For the most part, the key players do this because they find it an addictive game. At times I felt that Ms Dorries should have left out the little descriptive fluff trying to set the scene of the interview — it added precious little.
This book and the author have been much-maligned. It has been written off as a work of fantasy by a mad woman in love with Boris Johnson. However, I'm not inclined to believe that. Far too much of what has gone on since 2016 in the political world now makes a lot more sense when viewed through this particular lens.
I came away thinking that while these people still pull the strings in the Conservative Party, they will never receive my vote, as it will be wasted on people who care little about carrying out manifesto pledges.
January 1, 2024
An inverted pyramid of piffle. Possibly the worst book I’ve read in a long long time. There’s so much wrong with it that it’s difficult to know where to start. It’s badly written, it’s hugely repetitive, it lacks any objectivity and it’s very selective in its use of known facts. In Nads eyes, Boris is a man of such intellectual stature, such unimpeachable character, such utter perfection that he clearly is a god amongst us mere mortals. There isn’t a single one of Boris’s many indiscretions that she doesn’t find a way to rewrite in his favour. Unfortunately, even if her ludicrous theories were correct, then Boris was a leader so weak and lacking in perception that he constantly got manipulated by the people around him. He got bounced into policy decisions he didn’t agree with, he was fooled into appointing enemies or incompetents into every role around him, he even got fooled into fronting a Leave campaign by people who actually never wanted to win the referendum!
I can imagine the sense of horror experienced by Nadine when, after publishing this book, it neither entered the best seller lists nor led to the downfall of any of the villains she lays into. If there was a single figure who bought about the end of Boris Johnson, who’s actions and inactions led to one of the most spectacular losses of electoral success, it’s the man on the front cover of this book, Boris Johnson himself.
I can imagine the sense of horror experienced by Nadine when, after publishing this book, it neither entered the best seller lists nor led to the downfall of any of the villains she lays into. If there was a single figure who bought about the end of Boris Johnson, who’s actions and inactions led to one of the most spectacular losses of electoral success, it’s the man on the front cover of this book, Boris Johnson himself.
December 28, 2023
"The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson" by Nadine Dorries presents a polarising yet enthralling narrative about one of the UK's most controversial political figures, Boris Johnson. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Brexit saga, Dorries delves into the tumultuous political landscape surrounding Johnson, offering insights that both his detractors and supporters would find illuminating.
The book's strength lies in its compilation of interviews with MPs—some on the record, others under pseudonyms inspired by James Bond films—which paints a vivid picture of the political machinations in Westminster. Dorries' narrative is gripping, revealing a world rife with control, bullying, disloyalty, corruption, and a disturbing level of contempt for the public by the politicians in power.
While the book might challenge the reader's preconceptions, it serves as more than just a biography or a political exposé. It's a call for introspection and reform within the British political system. Dorries hopes to inspire a movement towards a government that genuinely prioritises the welfare of its people, serving them with integrity and dedication. This book isn't just a recounting of political events; it's a catalyst for change, urging a shift towards a more empathetic and effective governance in the UK.
The book's strength lies in its compilation of interviews with MPs—some on the record, others under pseudonyms inspired by James Bond films—which paints a vivid picture of the political machinations in Westminster. Dorries' narrative is gripping, revealing a world rife with control, bullying, disloyalty, corruption, and a disturbing level of contempt for the public by the politicians in power.
While the book might challenge the reader's preconceptions, it serves as more than just a biography or a political exposé. It's a call for introspection and reform within the British political system. Dorries hopes to inspire a movement towards a government that genuinely prioritises the welfare of its people, serving them with integrity and dedication. This book isn't just a recounting of political events; it's a catalyst for change, urging a shift towards a more empathetic and effective governance in the UK.
February 11, 2024
I wasn’t at all interested in reading this book until I watched a specific episode of Laura Kuensberg’s Sunday show featuring both Kemi Badenoch and Nadine Dorries and their sparring piqued my interest. I did read it with a good dose of salt close by, and at times Dorries’ sycophantic reviews of Boris Johnson were nauseating, but I could see an element of truth in some of the claims she makes about the back office power struggles and Machiavellian machinations of Dominic Cummings and his cronies. Unfortunately having read the book I am now even more despairing of the state of British politics and feel strongly opposed to voting for either of the two major political parties in the upcoming General election. A real dilemma for someone who strongly believes in the principle of using her vote wisely as there seems to be a general lack of integrity, honesty and wisdom in our politicians today.
January 3, 2024
The Plot by Nadine Dorries is the story of the political assassination of Boris Johnson. I read the book because I was curious as to what Nadine had to say, and I am left wondering if there is a cabal of men who have conspired for many years to insert politicians and civil servants in various roles and constituencies.
Some of the men mentioned are well known faces, others not so well known and they seem to have the power to decide who shall be the Prime Minister of the country and for how long.
Only time will tell whether the stories are true and whether there will be someone of such moral fortitude and strength of character that they can overcome this disparate group of men, or whether the Conservative Party dissolves into quarrelling groups of politicians.
Who knows and who will care?
Some of the men mentioned are well known faces, others not so well known and they seem to have the power to decide who shall be the Prime Minister of the country and for how long.
Only time will tell whether the stories are true and whether there will be someone of such moral fortitude and strength of character that they can overcome this disparate group of men, or whether the Conservative Party dissolves into quarrelling groups of politicians.
Who knows and who will care?
November 28, 2023
An interesting insight into what I'd call a new 'stabbed in the back' myth, an awkward cousin of it's Thatcherite progenitor. The noble leader, cut down in her prime by a cabal of schemeing 'plotters'.
Only much less coherent and a lot lot less compelling than the movement born out of the 1990 betrayal.
Plus, one really can't help but notice the obvious unrequited love the author has for her subject, which obviously characterises a large subsect
Not helped by getting the date of the Cataline conspiracy theory on page 1 wrong. Only downhill from there
Only much less coherent and a lot lot less compelling than the movement born out of the 1990 betrayal.
Plus, one really can't help but notice the obvious unrequited love the author has for her subject, which obviously characterises a large subsect
Not helped by getting the date of the Cataline conspiracy theory on page 1 wrong. Only downhill from there
January 21, 2024
I read this book in a day I'm not normally a fan of Nadine. But it was written well and it kept me interested. What I took away from this book was I naively believed I had some control at the ballot box this book destroyed that illusion . The Tories are toxic and despite being a Tory voter for 50, yrs I want to see them annulated . Who are these grey men who control but aren't elected. Who is Dr No. ? Never liked Gove dislike him intensely after reading this book. And dishy Rishi won't last long he is a convenient idiot. Heaven help us all we are doomed
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2023
What an interesting read! Everything we suspected to be true of BJ’s constructed demise, but so much more besides. We no more have fair and democratic government in the UK than we have impartial and honest news media. Look hard behind the conglomerated corporate ownership of our media companies and there are the puppet-masters, pulling on cables in their malevolent manipulation..Alive, Alive-O. Now watch them ruthlessly discredit her.
December 14, 2023
Best political farce since 'Yes Minister'.
Of course the characters in the TV show were more intelligent than the players in this book, but hilarious just the same. Though sometimes it seems to stretch credibility that almost all of the Tories are really anti-Brexit and that Boris is just so naive that he gets beaten at every corner, it rings true that they are all evil, back-stabbing bastards.
Surely the funniest book that you'll read this year.
Of course the characters in the TV show were more intelligent than the players in this book, but hilarious just the same. Though sometimes it seems to stretch credibility that almost all of the Tories are really anti-Brexit and that Boris is just so naive that he gets beaten at every corner, it rings true that they are all evil, back-stabbing bastards.
Surely the funniest book that you'll read this year.
December 7, 2023
A poor book full of so called anonymous witness accounts, often same accounts from various sources to up the word count. No substantiated accounts for all we know each anonymous source could be fabricated. Scattered with Nadine’s musings, the book flitted all over with no clear context. A ramble of recited interviews with a smattering of opinions. A very poor literary effort.
December 20, 2023
Well, I finished it!
A conspiracy theory that would have filled one side of A4, but she goes round and around and around for 351 more rather tedious pages. Clearly she adores Boris and hates Gove, but what is glaringly obvious throughout is a gaping great hole where the corroboration should be. I think Nick Robinson was correct - she's in a sulk.
Verdict? Splenetic rather than scholarly!
A conspiracy theory that would have filled one side of A4, but she goes round and around and around for 351 more rather tedious pages. Clearly she adores Boris and hates Gove, but what is glaringly obvious throughout is a gaping great hole where the corroboration should be. I think Nick Robinson was correct - she's in a sulk.
Verdict? Splenetic rather than scholarly!
January 4, 2024
I was bought this book as a joke by a friend for Christmas. For some reason I read it and it was occasionally funny, but not funny enough to be worth reading for that alone. It's probably 5% true. An interesting psychological portrait of a Johnson fanatic. She's not a terrible writer, just a bad politician
December 3, 2023
It was Boris who got me more into politics than I had before. I thought he was really wanted we needed and then he was gone. My thoughts on this book are, it repeats its main point from beginning to end; seems it has little else to tell. I did like it though.
February 1, 2024
Hogswash. Laughably obsequious to Johnson and the so-called interviews feel incredibly artificial. Goodness knows what she hoped to achieve. All that being sad, the descriptions of the odious Gove/Cummings etc ring partly true.
February 12, 2024
As I read the book I always had to keep in mind the authors obvious bias towards to Boris but I was still surprised at what a bunch of horrible narcissistic manipulative people MPs are.
I found the book pretty repetitive and got a bit bored of it towards the end.
I found the book pretty repetitive and got a bit bored of it towards the end.
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