<p>“Laced with wit and irony […] Garnett makes a challenging and thought-provoking case”<br /><b>Vernon Bogdanor,</b><i><b> The Telegraph</b><br /><br /></i>“Intelligent and insightful”<br /><b>Andrew Rawnsley, <i>The Observer</i></b><br /><br />“Few people know more about post-war British politics than Mark Garnett, and very few academic authors can make a thought-provoking analysis so enjoyable to read”<br /><b>Iain Dale, broadcaster and political commentator<br /><br /></b>“In this excellent and authoritative book, Mark Garnett offers invaluable insights into the troubled waters where politics and government merge in the role of Prime Minister.”<br /><b>Sir John Chilcot<b><br /></b><br /></b>“A wonderfully invigorating read. Every page made me think, and it will surely become one of the definitive works on Britain’s recent Prime Ministers."<br /><b>Dominic Sandbrook, columnist and television presenter<b><br /></b><br /></b>“A subtle and sophisticated contribution to the debate on the role of the Prime Minister, which also succeeds in being delightfully readable.”<br /><b>David Lipsey, Labour Peer<b><br /></b><br /></b>"With knowledge, insight and wit, Mark Garnett explores how modern Prime Ministers – from Thatcher to Johnson – have coped with high office in troubled times. For Boris Johnson (and his successors) this is an excellent handbook in How to Be Prime Minister – and how not to be."<br /><b>Michael Crick<b><br /></b><br /></b>"Approachably written, wide-ranging, and both historically-aware and bang up-to-date, Mark Garnett's book helps explain why what has become an almost impossible job - one that offers presidential-style prominence but far less real power than many of us imagine - increasingly seems to attract such improbable politicians.  A great read for anyone interested in the past, present and future of British politics."<br /><b>Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of London<b><br /></b><br /></b>"This is a timely attempt at helping us to better understand the role of the British Prime Minister and the challenges of providing effective political leadership. Mark Garnett has developed a thematic study which provides us with a range of new insights: a must-read for students and scholars with an interest in UK politics."<br /><b>Timothy Heppell, University of</b> <b>Leeds<br /><br /></b>"A fresh, timely and original volume on the Prime Minister from one of our leading authorities on postwar British history."<br /><b>Anthony Seldon, author and educator</b></p>