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    Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis
    Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis
    Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis
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    Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis

    By Alan Fosse

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    David Davis is one of the most recognisable politicians in the United Kingdom today. With his broken nose and unremitting self-confidence, he is the Brexit Secretary charged with securing the best possible deal for the country following its exit from the European Union in 2019.

    “Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis” covers the full David Davis story. From his birth in York in 1948 and growing up on a council estate in London, to his years at the University of Warwick where his political views began to crystallize, to his time in business with Tate & Lyle before entering Parliament. It details his political career as he has moved from backbench MP, to defeated Conservative Party leadership candidate in 2005, to his phoenix-like resurrection as Brexit Secretary in the present day. Following the purported political demise of Theresa May, after the 2017 general election, many believe he will become a Conservative Party leadership candidate once again. Whatever the case, the next few years of British politics will see David Davis front and centre.
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    The “Concise Political Histories Series” is a collection of works which aim to document contemporary politicians in 10,000 words; they offer biographies that cut right to the heart of each individual’s story. This is the debut title.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBennion Kearny
    Release dateAug 22, 2017
    ISBN9781911121343
    Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis

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      Old Knuckleduster - Alan Fosse

      Old Knuckleduster: A Biography of David Davis

      [Concise Political Histories Series]

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      Published in 2017 by Dark River, an imprint of Bennion Kearny Limited.

      ISBN: 978-1-911121-34-3

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      Cover image courtesy of Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Davis_2016.jpg | source: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/david-davis]

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      About this book

      Overview

      Early Life

      Political Awakenings: 1968-1973

      The Tate & Lyle Years: 1973-1986

      Election as an MP and the Thatcher Years: 1987-1990

      The John Major Years and Maastricht: 1990-1997

      Shadow Government: 1997-2005

      Contesting Cameron and the Wilderness Years: 2005-2010

      A Return to Form: 2010-2017

      The Man and The Future

      References

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