Best Seat in the House
Best Seat in the House: The Wit and Parliamentary Chronicles of Frank Johnson Frank Johnson,
Publisher: JR Books Ltd
ISBN: 1906779333
Edition: Hardcover; 2009-10-25
Summary:
For over 33 years, Frank Johnson delighted readers and kept
politicians on their toes with his irreverent reports and when he
died, the Evening Standard hoardings declared: 'Fleet Street Genius
dead'. It was Johnson who coined the terms 'chattering classes',
referred to Norman Tebbit as 'The Chingford Strangler', and dubbed
the MP Dennis Skinner 'The Beast of Bolsover'. There are many comic
masterpieces in the book in Johnson's dazzling and inimitable style,
including his description of Margaret Thatcher's 'dimples of iron',
and the moment when dung was flung from the Gallery onto the Members
below! There are plenty of serious moments too: the Brighton bombing,
the Falklands war, the Iraq war and the mysterious death of Dr David
Kelly. Johnson also writes wittily about many other subjects such as
his love of opera and ballet, and his life in France with his wife
Virginia. Compiled by Virginia Fraser, and with introductions from
William Rees-Mogg and Simon Hoggart, the book includes intriguing
responses from leading politicians and others to the satirical pieces
that Frank wrote about them. Frank Johnson was the award-winning
parliamentary sketch writer for The Daily Telegraph and then The
Times, before becoming editor of The Spectator.
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