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  • Published: 30 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9780670919949
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 500

In It Together

The Inside Story of the Coalition Government



The revelatory inside story of Britain's coalition government, that cuts right to the heart of the Lib Dem/Tory struggle, from a renowned political journalist

Andrew Rawnsley told the inside story of new labour in Servants of the People and The End of the Party and now renowned political journalist Matt d'Ancona cuts right to the heart of the Lib Dem/Tory struggle in In It Together.

With exclusive, unprecedented access to all the major senior figures, from David Cameron, George Osborne, Boris Johnson and Nick Clegg, he will tell the truth behind key relationships, the U-turns, the shifts in policies, the dramatic fights and arguments and the warring within the party.

A breathtaking book that takes you into the heart of government, it reveals the truth behind the corridors of Whitehall and Number 10.

  • Published: 30 September 2013
  • ISBN: 9780670919949
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 500

About the author

Matthew d'Ancona

Matthew d'Ancona is a British journalist. He writes a weekly column for the Guardian and was previously editor of the Spectator. Matthew was the Sunday Telegraph's political columnist for 19 years. He also writes for the Evening Standard, the New York Times and GQ. Matthew is a visiting research fellow at Queen Mary University of London and author of several books including In It Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition.

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Praise for In It Together

d'Ancona has taken the inchoate subject of the coalition and kneaded it into shape...his ultimate strength is his authorial skill...a lively phrasemaker

Financial Times

Fascinating insights...juicy gossip...d'Ancona is one of the shrewdest, most engaging observers of the Cameron phenomenon

The Guardian

Engaging...d'Ancona, one of the most intelligent and perceptive centre-right commentators, brilliantly charts the long years in which the two parties have clung together through thick and thin -- the rows, the rifts, the crises...He is good on the politics as well as the personalities

The Times

An absorbing book

Evening Standard

The first comprehensive account of the coalition's formation...d'Ancona demonstrates why he is one of the most well-connected and astute observers of modern politics...Cameron's party will want to study closely this invaluable guide

Daily Telegraph

An intriguing read...This is a book about high politics rather than grand political debate...This book is very much an inside account of the past three years

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