50 Years On: A Prejudiced History of Britain Since the War - Softcover

This eloquently written work would be my first choice for any student who wanted a compressed political history of the last fifty years in Britain...a classic. (Brian Walden, LITERARY REVIEW)

Hattersley calls it a 'prejudiced history' and it is all the better for that. What makes Hattersley a consistently thought-provoking and page-turning writer is the fact that his prejudices are not always predictable (Andrew Rawnsley Observer)

An entertaining, stylish and generally unbiased romp through the last half-century by Britain's leading born-again Socialist (Ben Pimlott Independent on Sunday, Books of the Year)

Centring on parliament, party, cabinet and conference, and where the inner history of the Labour Party is concerned, mingling casual revelations with well-researched accounts of key episodes. Not only is Hattersley's recall vivid, but he started in politics so young that he straddles the decades with little sign of effort. (John Vincent Spectator)

Mixes perspective and a polemic in a way which constantly makes you have to define where you stand (Peter Preston Observer, Books of the Year)

A formidable book, meticulously researched [and] immensely readable...Marvellous (Tony Benn Sunday Times)

Critical acclaim for FIFTY YEARS ON:
‘Witty, wry, good-humoured, frank, suffering from none of the stodginess of scholasticism, it is full of insights ... a classic’ Brian Walden in the Literary Review ‘Mixes perspective and a polemic in a way which constantly makes you have to define where you stand’ Peter Preston in the Observer Books of the Year ‘Hattersley is a brilliant writer and journalist ... [Fifty Years On] is a formidable book, meticulously researched, backed up with all the relevant facts, immensely readable and providing an excellent record of events that can act as an introduction for a new generation or a refresher course for those who have lived through it, providing a clear insight into the workings of his own mind and the convictions that led him to act as he has done ... Marvellous’ Tony Benn in the Sunday Times ‘An entertaining, stylish and generally unbiased romp through the last half-century by Britain’s leading born-again Socialist’ Ben Pimlott in the Independent on Sunday Books of the Year ‘Hattersley calls it a "prejudiced history" and it is all the better for that. What makes Hattersley a consistently thought-provoking and page-turning writer is the fact that his prejudices are not always predictable’ Andrew Rawnsley in the Observer