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Dr Nigel Fletcher is the co-founder and Research Director of the Centre for Opposition Studies, and teaches Politics and Contemporary British History at King's College London. Born in Portsmouth, he graduated from Queen Mary, University of London, and was awarded the Professor Lord Smith Prize for his dissertation on the role of the opposition. He also worked in politics for many years, as a researcher in parliament and at the London Assembly, and as a Special Adviser to the Conservative Party in opposition between 2004 and 2008, working for senior politicians including David Cameron and Boris Johnson. He also served as a Councillor in the Royal Borough of Greenwich for a total of 13 years, first being elected in 2005, and eventually rising ...more

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	The Prime Ministers: 55 Leaders, 55 Authors, 300 Years of History by Iain Dale (Editor), Andrew Blick (Contributor), Robin Eagles (Contributor) 3.92 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British General Election Campaigns 1830-2019 by Iain Dale (Editor), Gordon Pentland (Contributor), Connor Hand (Contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Not Quite Prime Ministers: Leaders of the Opposition 1783–2020 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be in Opposition 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Institutionalised Dissent: The Official Opposition in the UK since 1935 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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