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Carregando... The Manner of Their Going: Prime Ministerial Exits from Lyne to Abbottde Norman Abjorensen
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For those who want to understand Australian politics today - 'Norman Abjorensen doesn't shy from judgement in this meticulously researched, detailed and illuminating book on the last days of our leading politicians. Only one Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, has ever voluntarily departed politics for a graceful retirement, while three died in office; the remaining twenty-three were all forced from office in one way or another. Here, armed with the forensic skill of a surgeon and the insight of an expert observer, Dr Abjorensen picks apart the fatal flaws that contributed to their failure.' Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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“The Manner of their Going” further confirms my suspicions that Billy McMahon was the worst Prime Minister we have had to deal with, followed by Joseph Cook (although we probably need more time to judge where Abbott’s term fits on the spectrum). I also notice that authors seem to have a soft spot for Sir George Reid, our third Prime Minister, with Abjorensen imagining him as the life of the party.
Of the four shortest serving Prime Ministers, it’s interesting to note that many Liberal politicians wanted Country Party leader John McEwen to extend his three weeks as PM rather than hand the office to one of their own, while Fadden and Forde were unlucky not to be given more time and Abjorensen seems quite dismissive of Page.
Of course, what strikes the reader more than anything else is that of the twenty eight former Prime Ministers, only Menzies (in his second go in the Lodge) got to choose the manner of their going. Indeed, of the other twenty seven, only eleven were defeated in a general election and three died in office. Seven were deposed by their own party. No wonder Australia is world renowned in political circles for being particularly bloodthirsty.
My only criticism is that this book shows all the hallmarks of being rushed into print, as there are more typos and mistakes than one would expect of a book of this standard. ( )