List of British political memoirs
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This is a list of British political memoirs:
- Ayes & Ears: A Survivor's Guide to Westminster by David Amess (2020)
- A Fortunate Life: The Autobiography of Paddy Ashdown by Paddy Ashdown (2009)
- Acts of Defiance by Jack Ashley (1994)
- As It Happened by Clement Attlee (1954)
- The Turbulent Years: My Life in Politics by Kenneth Baker (1993)
- Against the Grain by Norman Baker (2015)
- Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics by Ed Balls (2016)
- How to Win a Marginal Seat: My Year Fighting For My Political Life by Gavin Barwell (2016)
- Chief of Staff: Notes from Downing Street by Gavin Barwell (2021)
- Many Shades of Black: Inside Britain's Far-Right by John Bean (1999)
- An Accidental MP by Martin Bell (2000)
- Dare to be a Daniel: Then and Now by Tony Benn (2004)
- Unspeakable by John Bercow (2020)
- Semi-Detached by John Biffen (2013)
- A Journey by Tony Blair (2010)
- Guinea a Minute by Godfrey Bloom (2013)
- The Blunkett Tapes: My Life in the Bear Pit by David Blunkett (2006)
- I Fight To Live: Autobiography by Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby (1947)
- The Autobiography by Betty Boothroyd (2001)
- Way of Life: The Memoirs of John Boyd-Carpenter by John Boyd-Carpenter (1980)
- Speaking My Mind by Rhodes Boyson (1994)
- The Autobiography of Sir John Bramston by John Bramston the Younger (1845)
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Science,Politics and Trust: A Parliamentary Life by Jeremy Bray (2004)
- Inside the Left: Thirty Years of Platform, Press, Prison and Parliament by Fenner Brockway (1942)
- Towards Tomorrow by Fenner Brockway (1977)
- 98 Not Out by Fenner Brockway (1986)
- In My Way: Memoirs by George Brown (1971)
- My Life, Our Times by Gordon Brown (2010)
- Memoirs by Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1890)
- Memory Hold-the-Door by John Buchan (1940)
- The Art of the Possible by Rab Butler (1971)
- Free Radical: A Memoir by Vince Cable (2010)
- Time and Chance by James Callaghan (1987)
- The Blair Years by Alastair Campbell (2007)
- My Autobiography by Menzies Campbell (2008)
- For the Record by David Cameron (2019)
- Reflect on Things Past: The Memoirs of Lord Carrington by Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1988)
- One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square by Michael Cashman (2020)
- Fighting All The Way by Barbara Castle (1993)
- Down the Years by Austen Chamberlain (1935)
- Back to the Drawing Board: Memoirs of a Backbencher by Sydney Chapman (2010)
- Alan Clark Diaries by Alan Clark (1993–2002)
- Kind of Blue by Kenneth Clarke (2016)
- Politics: Between the Extremes by Nick Clegg (2016)
- Rebel With A Cause: A Political Life by Ann Clwyd (2017)
- Running My Life: The Autobiography by Sebastian Coe (2013)
- A Woman in the House by Maureen Colquhoun (1980)
- Point of Departure by Robin Cook (2003)
- The Palace of Varieties by Julian Critchley (1983)
- A Bag of Boiled Sweets by Julian Critchley (1994)
- High Tide and After: Memoirs 1945-1960 by Hugh Dalton (1962)
- The Importance of Being Awkward: The Autobiography of Tam Dalyell by Tam Dalyell (2011)
- Back from the Brink: 1,000 Days at Number 11 by Alistair Darling (2011)
- Confessions of a Recovering MP by Nick de Bois (2017)
- My Political Race: An Outsider's Journey to the Heart of British Politics by Parmjit Dhanda (2015)
- The Way the Wind Blows: An Autobiography by Lord Home by Alec Douglas-Home (1976)
- Ruling Passions: The Autobiography by Tom Driberg by Tom Driberg (1977)
- Two Lives: The Political and Business Careers of Edward du Cann by Edward du Cann (1995)
- In the Thick of It: The Private Diaries of a Minister by Alan Duncan (2021)
- The Memoirs of Sir Anthony Eden: Full Circle by Anthony Eden (1960)
- For the Sake of Wales: The Memoirs of Gwynfor Evans by Gwynfor Evans (1996)
- Stop the World: The Autobiography of Winnie Ewing by Winnie Ewing (2004)
- A Better Ambition: Confessions of a Faithful Liberal by Tim Farron (2019)
- The Unusual Suspect by Paul Flynn (2010)
- A Political Suicide: The Conservatives' Voyage into the Wilderness by Norman Fowler (2008)
- Spartan Victory: The Inside Story of the Battle for Brexit by Mark Francois (2021)
- A Problem Like Maria: A Woman's Eye View of Life as an MP by Maria Fyfe (2014)
- I'm Not the Only One by George Galloway (2003)
- A Bastard's Tale: The Political Memoirs of George Gardiner by George Gardiner (1999)
- No, Prime Minister! by Teresa Gorman (2011)
- Goodbye to All That by Bryan Gould (1995)
- Memoirs by Jo Grimond (1979)
- Outside In by Peter Hain (2012)
- A Woman's Work by Harriet Harman (2017)
- Who Goes Home?: Scenes from a Political Life by Roy Hattersley (1995)
- An Unexpected MP: Confessions of a Political Gossip by Jerry Hayes (2014)
- The Time of my Life by Denis Healey (1989)
- The Course of My Life by Edward Heath (1998)
- Never a Yes Man: The Life and Politics of an Adopted Liverpudlian by Eric Heffer (1991)
- Independent Member by A.P. Herbert (1950)
- The Door Wherein I Went by Quintin Hogg (1975)
- A Sparrow's Flight: Memoirs by Quintin Hogg (1990)
- See How They Run by Geoff Hoon (2021)
- The Great White Hope: The Life and Times of Alan ‘Howling Laud’ Hope by Howling Laud Hope (2020)
- Conflict of Loyalty by Geoffrey Howe (1994)
- Made in Birmingham: The Memoirs of Denis Howell by Denis Howell (1990)
- Memoirs by Douglas Hurd (2003)
- Kill the Messenger by Bernard Ingham (1991)
- To Life!: The Memoirs of Greville Janner by Greville Janner (2006)
- A Life at the Centre by Roy Jenkins (1991)
- This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood by Alan Johnson (2013)
- Please, Mister Postman by Alan Johnson (2014)
- The Long and Winding Road by Alan Johnson (2016)
- Not Just Politics by Carwyn Jones (2020)
- Hard Labour: The Political Diary of Robert Kilroy-Silk by Robert Kilroy-Silk (1986)
- House Music: The Oona King Diaries by Oona King (2008)
- A King Among Ministers: Fifty Years in Parliament Recalled by Tom King
- Blue Remembered Years: A Political Memoir by Ian Lang
- The View from No.11: Memoirs of a Tory Radical by Nigel Lawson (1992)
- You Can't Say That by Ken Livingstone (2011)
- War Memoirs of David Lloyd George by David Lloyd George (1933–1937)
- Power Trip: A Decade of Policy, Plots and Spin by Damian McBride (2013)
- Always Red by Len McCluskey (2021)
- Scotland First: Truth and Consequences by Henry McLeish (2004)
- John Major: The Autobiography by John Major (1999)
- The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour by Peter Mandelson (2010)
- Off Message: The Complete Antidote to Political Humbug by Bob Marshall-Andrews (2011)
- Paying the Price by Roy Mason (1999)
- Just A Simple Belfast Boy by Brian Mawhinney (2013)
- Stand Up and be Counted by Anthony Meyer (1990)
- Back-Bencher by Ian Mikardo (1988)
- Was That Really Me? by Ernest Millington (2006)
- Beyond A Fringe: Tales from a Reformed Establishment Lackey by Andrew Mitchell (2021)
- Confessions of a Political Maverick by Austin Mitchell (2018)
- Rhodri: A Political Life in Wales and Westminster by Rhodri Morgan (2017)
- An Autobiography by Herbert Morrison (1960)
- My Life by Oswald Mosley (1968)
- Momentum: The Struggle for Peace, Politics and the People by Mo Mowlam (2002)
- NAB 1: Portrait of a Politician by Gerald Nabarro (1970)
- Exploits of a Politician by Gerald Nabarro (1973)
- Honourable Member by Richard Needham (1983)
- One Man, Two Worlds: Memoir of a Businessman in Politics by Richard Needham (2021)
- In Quest of a Fairer Society: My Life and Politics by Stan Newens (2013)
- Secret Society: Inside - and Outside - the Conservative Party by Emma Nicholson (1996)
- Long Life: Memoirs by Nigel Nicolson (1997)
- Here Today Gone Tomorrow: Memoirs of an Errant Politician by John Nott (2002)
- Screwing Up: How One MP Survived Politics, Scandal and Turning Forty by Mark Oaten (2009)
- Snakes and Adders: A Set Up for the Step Up by Fiona Onasanya (2020)
- Time to Declare by David Owen (1992)
- Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics by Matthew Parris (2002)
- First Confession: A Sort of Memoir by Chris Patten (2017)
- A Yorkshire Lass at the Court of Thatcher by Elizabeth Peacock (2014)
- Taking It On The Chin: Memoirs of a Parliamentary Bruiser by Tom Pendry (2016)
- Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP by Jess Phillips (2021)
- Life is Good: An Autobiography by Edith Picton-Turbervill (1939)
- Prezza: My Story: Pulling No Punches by John Prescott (2008)
- Winning Here: My Campaigning Life by Chris Rennard
- My Style of Government: The Thatcher Years by Nicholas Ridley (1991)
- Power and Pragmatism: The Memoirs of Malcolm Rifkind by Malcolm Rifkind (2016)
- The Unconventional Minister: My Life Inside New Labour by Geoffrey Robinson (2000)
- Fourth Among Equals by Bill Rodgers (2000)
- Going Nowhere: A Memoir by Joan Ruddock (2016)
- Life Sentence: The Memoirs of Hartley Shawcross by Hartley Shawcross (1995)
- A Difference of Opinion: My Political Journey by Jim Sillars (2021)
- Never Give Up!: Standing Tall Through Adversity by Nikki Sinclaire (2013)
- Big Cyril: The Autobiography by Cyril Smith (1977)
- Assignment to Catastrophe by Edward Spears (1954–1955)
- Jim's Journey by James Spicer (2014)
- The Spicer Diaries by Michael Spicer (2012)
- Against Goliath: David Steel's Story by David Steel (1989)
- Last Man Standing: Memoirs of a Political Survivor by Jack Straw (2012)
- Against the Tide: Politics and Beyond - A Memoir by Dick Taverne (2014)
- Called to Account by Frank Taylor (1993)
- Teddy Boy Blue by Teddy Taylor (2008)
- Upwardly Mobile: An Autobiography by Norman Tebbit (1988)
- Across the Floor: A Life in Dissenting Politics by Peter Temple-Morris (2015)
- The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher (1993)
- The Path to Power by Margaret Thatcher (1995)
- Mr. Speaker: The Memoirs of Viscount Tonypandy by George Thomas (1985)
- In My Own Time by Jeremy Thorpe (1999)
- Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir by Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington (2015)
- Fifty Tumultous Years by Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton (1955)
- The Eleventh Hour: A Call for British Rebirth by John Tyndall (1988)
- Memoirs: Dispatches from Margaret Thatcher's last Home Secretary by David Waddington (2012)
- A Different Kind of Weather: A Memoir by William Waldegrave (2015)
- Lucky George: Memoirs of an Anti-Politician by George Walden (1999)
- Staying Power: An Autobiography by Peter Walker (1991)
- Strictly Ann: The Autobiography by Ann Widdecombe (2013)
- Climbing the Bookshelves: The Autobiography of Shirley Williams by Shirley Williams (2009)
- Memoirs: The Making of a Prime Minister 1916–1964 by Harold Wilson (1986)
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