Andy McSmith Livres

From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, from Diana and the New Romantics to Live Aid and the 'big bang', from the Rubik's cube to the ZX Spectrum, this account uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever.

Westminster and Whitehall are secret worlds, hidden to most. But working as a lobby journalist, Andy McSmith has had exclusive access to our top politicians for decades. Here, he shares his personal encounters with the great and the good of the British political landscape, revealing what they are really like behind the scenes.