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Witchfinder General: A Political Odyssey
Joyce Gould
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Description for Witchfinder General: A Political Odyssey
Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Labour's octogenarian powerhouse weaves together eighty years of fascinating personal, social and political history in her memoirs.From Boots Girl to Baroness, Joyce Gould boasts an impressive list of experiences and accomplishments. Through sixty-four years as a Labour Party member, she has fought for universal equality, for the right to a good standard of life for all, and for the spirit of her beloved party.The Witchfinder General is the political autobiography of the woman who notoriously made Labour electable again - nicknamed the Witchfinder General for her determination to end the debilitating discord of the 1980s by uncovering and removing the ... Read more
Labour's octogenarian powerhouse weaves together eighty years of fascinating personal, social and political history in her memoirs.From Boots Girl to Baroness, Joyce Gould boasts an impressive list of experiences and accomplishments. Through sixty-four years as a Labour Party member, she has fought for universal equality, for the right to a good standard of life for all, and for the spirit of her beloved party.The Witchfinder General is the political autobiography of the woman who notoriously made Labour electable again - nicknamed the Witchfinder General for her determination to end the debilitating discord of the 1980s by uncovering and removing the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849549752
SKU
V9781849549752
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About Joyce Gould
Baroness Joyce Gould of Potternewton became a Labour life peer in the House of Lords in 1993. Originally a pharmacist's apprentice, she moved on to a career within the Labour Party, serving as chief women's officer between 1975 and 1985 and as the party's director of organisation from 1985 to 1993.In the House of Lords, she was deputy chair and ... Read more
Reviews for Witchfinder General: A Political Odyssey
"A warm and uplifting read. It is riveting in its description of the routing of Militant and strong in its conclusion that the outcome of this May's local elections will be a 'defining point' for the 'new Labour regime and its record'." - Progress