Tom Brown & Henry McLeish - Scotland (A Suitable Case for Treatment) (2nd Hand Paperback)
Synopsis
Two of Scotland's leading political voices vivisect Scotland's psyche. Tom Brown and Henry McLeish demand that a country in crisis take radical action. Current political figures and developments are shown, Joining forces again to attack the political establishment, Tom Brown and Henry McLeish embark on a comprehensive examination of the ailments ravaging Scotland and the Union.
The diagnosis? That the Scots are a schizophrenic people in crisis whose internal tumult has been writ large on recent British politics.
What is called for is radical change, for a 'new politics', for a more confident nation that can bury the hatchet with England and stand alone as a leader in a global world.
Note from Website Editor : You mean somethin' like Independence, don't you Henry . . . Try supporting it next time.
Details
- Format : Slightly Larger 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Scotland
- Published : 2010
- ISBN : 9781906307691
- SKU : B000069
- PPC : SP300gm
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Mr McLeish's book, Scotland-A Suitable Case for Treatment, written with political commentator Tom Brown, assesses the personal traits of Scots and some of the country's most famous politicians." - The Daily Mail.
The Authors
Tom Brown : Leading Scottish Journalist ; 1978-80: BBC Radio Scotland - news and current affairs. 1980-82: Scottish Daily Express - political commentator, leader writer . . .
Henry Baird McLeish is a former Scottish politician, author and academic who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2000 to 2001. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the equivalent seat from 1999 to 2003.
