{"product_id":"memoirs-9780002571838","title":"Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormer editor of The Times  the late William Rees-Mogg was a pivotal figure of post-war Britain. Here he recounts the remarkable story of his life. As editor of The Times (his glory years)  journalist  commentator  Chairman of the Arts Council  and  later  Chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council (when he was accused of censorship)  the William Rees-Mogg spent his life at the centre of events in politics and journalism. Often controversial  his strong  fiercely defended opinions went to the heart of the problems of the day. From his famous defence of Mick Jagger on a charge of possessing cannabis  to his recent criticism of the morality behind the war in Kosovo and defence of monetarism  his writing demanded attention  to the point of becoming newsworthy in itself. He knew the people who shaped our time  from royalty to presidents  business magnates and religious leaders  and his unique insider perspective is here used to great effect  with perceptive  provocative recollections of people such as Rab Butler  Margaret Thatcher  Anthony Eden  Shirley Williams  Roy Jenkins  Robin Day  Rupert Murdoch and many more. From an early age his life was filled with incident  among the many anecdotes are the stories of the Bristol Blitz; his doomed attempts to enter politics; writing speeches for Anthony Eden during Suez; hiring burglars to uncover corruption in the Met; an eventful stay at Chequers with Harold Wilson; how Rupert Murdoch amused the Queen at lunch; and how Harold Macmillan impressed Ronald Reagan at dinner. His colourful and illuminating memoirs offer a wonderfully readable life of one of the great characters of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276986146869,"sku":"ByrdShop_0002571838","price":238.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780002571838.jpg?v=1780568687","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/memoirs-9780002571838","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}