
Lord Callaghan's career in British politics is unique. Starting in humble circumstances, he entered parliament at a young age and went on to hold all the major political offices--Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and, for three tumultuous years from...

'Callaghan is a symbol of our present age as well as our past, New Labour as well as Old. He links the age of Clem Attlee and that of Tony Blair.' Kenneth Morgan 'This is a classic political life, critical, well-balanced, compellingly written' Brian Brivati, The Times 'It is...