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David Steel: Rising Hope to Elder Statesman
Author(s): David Torrance (Author)
- Publisher: Biteback
- Publication Date: 21 Sept. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 184954140X
- ISBN-13: 9781849541404
Book Description
The first fully authorised biography of one of the most influential politicians of the second half of the twentieth century. David Steel became the leader of the Liberal Party in 1976, and one of the youngest party leaders in British history. He is perhaps most remembered for his uneasy partnerships through the 1980s with the leaders of the breakaway Social Democrats. Later, Steel became the chief proponent of the merger that would see both parties become the Liberal Democrats.
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About the Author
David Torrance is an author and journalist whose work appears regularly in The Herald, The Times and The Scotsman. His books include The Scottish Secretaries and Noel Skelton and the Property-owning Democracy.
