{"product_id":"9781529114805","title":"Sad Little Men : Inside the secretive world that shaped Boris Johnson","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Beard, Richard \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography \u0026amp; True Stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 July 2022 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 22 | 208g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Read this book' Alastair Campbell'A really wonderful book' Nigella Lawson via TwitterIn 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe didn't enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was not to let that show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA public school education has long been accepted in Britain as a preparation for leadership, but being separated from your parents at a young age is traumatic. What sort of adult does it mould? Tackling debates about privilege head-on, Sad Little Men reveals what happens when you put a succession of men from boarding schools into positions of influence, including at 10 Downing Street, and asks the question: is this really who we want in charge?'The most important book I've read this year' Adam Rutherford\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795763945712,"sku":"9781529114805","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781529114805.jpg?v=1713536844","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781529114805","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}