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So You Think You Can Be Prime Minister
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The perfect gift for fans of The Thick of It, Have I Got News for You and general moaning about the UK government. The country has chosen, but might they have chosen you to be the next Prime Minister? 'I absolutely loved it. And so did...
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A satirical and humorous guide, complete with interactive elements, to see if readers really have what it takes to be a prime minister by Ian Martin, writer of The Thick of It.
A satirical and humorous guide, complete with interactive elements, to see if readers really have what it takes to be a prime minister by Ian Martin, writer of The Thick of It.
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The perfect gift for fans of The Thick of It, Have I Got News for You and general moaning about the UK government. The country has chosen, but might they have chosen you to be the next Prime Minister?
'I absolutely loved it. And so did the anaesthetist.' Michael Palin
‘Ian Martin always makes me cry. With laughter, I should probably add.’ Marina Hyde
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Most of us know our limitations, especially when it comes to a career choice. We watch documentaries about A&E departments and the heroes who work there, and we think no. Oh no, thanks very much. We wouldn't have the nerve, or the stamina, or the resilience to do that.
But who amongst us hasn’t looked at the woeful performance of a prime minister and thought: ‘Really, is that all there is to it? Even I could do that’.
Now is your opportunity to familiarise yourself with what the job of prime minister actually is. This satirical and illuminating guide takes you through the craft and mystery of it all – packed full of quizzes, personality tests, word searches and much more – to see if you’ve got what it takes. In this book you will find:
Media training: top professional advice for the novice aspirational politician, including live rehearsals with interviewers, trick questions, sustained ignoring and how to choose the perfect walk-on track.
PM Cards: which one of the past PMs is your political guiding light?
How to survive your first year: secure a nickname and push through as much as you can.
A Brief History of the Office of PMs: it won't surprise you to learn that they simply made it up as they went along.
Written by Ian Martin, Emmy award-winning writer, who was a core member for The Thick of It (and their swearing consultant too), Veep and The Death of Stalin, this is the ultimate guide to keep you and the family (or should we say your performance coaches) busy to see whether you’re going to be our next Prime Minister this year.
GOOD LUCK!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526683182
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 303g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Ian Martin is an Emmy award-winning comedy writer and producer. His screen credits include the BAFTA-winning BBC series The Thick of It (for which he was originally brought in by Armando Iannucci as ‘swearing consultant’); BAFTA-nominated The Death of Stalin (National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Screenplay); the multi-Emmy award-winning Veep (for which he won an Emmy and two Writers Guild of America Awards) and HBO’s Avenue 5. He also wrote for the Oscar-nominated film In The Loop. His comedy-drama The Hartlepool Spy won the Tinniswood Award for Best Radio Drama in 2020. He has written for the Architects’ Journal, New Statesman, the Observer and the Guardian. His experimental prose poem PANIC was set as a GCSE English question in 1998. From 2000–2005 he edited the cult satirical website martian.fm. His previous books include Epic Space, The Coalition Chronicles and Lost In The Attic. He lives in Lancaster, where he runs a primary school writing workshop. The workshop’s first screenplay – Tig – was shot and released as a short film in 2024.
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