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Nick Clegg.
Politics: Between the Extremes.
Vintage. 2016

An exposé. An appeal to reason. A cautionary tale. A defence of the centre ground. An honest account. A call to arms.

Politics has changed. With nationalism resurgent and mainstream parties in turmoil, stark new divisions define our country and others, and the centre ground is deserted. As Deputy Prime Minister of Britain’s first coalition government in over fifty years, Nick Clegg witnessed the change from the inside. Here he offers a frank account of his own experiences, and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. However you vote, if you want to understand politics in Britain today you cannot afford to ignore this book.