{"product_id":"9781785906039","title":"Diane Abbott : The Authorised Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Bunce, Robin, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 17\/09\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Biteback Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Biteback Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: historical political \u0026amp; military\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781785906039\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eMore than three decades after her election to Parliament, Diane Abbott is still racking up firsts. The first black woman elected to Parliament, she also recently became the first black person to represent their party at PMQs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbott came to fame in the 1980s as part of a new generation of Labour activists, quickly dubbed the 'loony left' by right-wing tabloids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later she is still a divisive figure. Inside the Brexit echo chamber she is treated with unparalleled contempt. Yet for her supporters she is a trailblazer, someone who has remained true to her principles and her community after thirty years in 'the belly of the beast'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on interviews with her colleagues, her political opponents and friends from school and university, as well as extensive archival research, Diane Abbott: The Authorised Biography traces Abbott's path from London, via Cambridge University, through the media and radical politics into Parliament, and then to the top of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36456488894617,"sku":"9781785906039","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781785906039.jpg?v=1601395049","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781785906039","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}