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Conquest%u2019s ConquestsOr Socio-Political Policy InModern BritainAsAGameOf TwoHalvesGJ BabbKEY SELLING POINTS ADVANCE INFORMATIONAwittyaccountoftheworldwherePublic ServicecollideswithPoliticalAspiration,andunforeseenevents happen at a terrifying speed.Afastmoving novel inwhichfearofinterference byChinese interests looms large;where decisions based on doubtful intelligence result infarcical and, sometimes, disastrous consequences.AnovelaboutthelotofModernMan,populatedbymenofinfluenceandambition%u2026Alltoohumanmen undermined by intrigue and duplicity.Politics calls formen andwomen of experience - citizens of highrepute and soundjudgment. Vice-Chancellor ProfessorCliffordConquestisaLabourpoliticianinthemakingwhohasheardthecall.Conquestis invitedtobecomeanadvisoronthefutureofuniversityeducationtoLabourMPMarcusLancing. Hesoonbegins tofearthatthosedefending thebastionsof Socialismarebeingdriventomadness by Think Tanks,SpecialistAdvisors,ChiefFutureOfficers,theCommentariatandtheBattleoftheCivilisations.TheTory Government, he has no doubt, already has.Onhiswaytoaparliamentaryseat,Conquestfindshimselfincreasinglyimmersedinaworldofpolitical double-dealingbesetbytheindustryofbadconscience.Heskirtsscandalsaplenty,butheknowshowtoride thezeitgeist,andsurelyhisbattle-hardenedexperienceofuniversities,where revoltingstudents,ideological strife andbungledmanagement are everyday hazards,hasfully prepared himfor political life?GJBabb%u2019s educationinformedthattheobservanteyeneedsanonymity;thattorecountthetalesoftodaycalls foracertaindetachment;tobethedisregardingwitnessstandingattheturningoftheroad,attheback ofthe roomatapublicenquiry, inthestrangers%u2019galleryoftheHouseofCommons.EarlierexploitsofProfessor Clifford Conquest can be found inNude, Not Naked (2020) and TheBig Fumble (2022). Further biographical information is available atgjbabb.com.Comparative title: 9781800460645 Big Fumble (May 2022)Publication Date: 28th October 2024 %u00a38.99 ISBN:9781836280170 Thema subject category: FBA%u2013Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literarypaperback 198 x 129 mm 264 pp Portrait Authorlocation: LondonSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales