Beyond Westminster: finding hope in Britain

by Paddy Ashdown

Book by Ashdown, Paddy

Paperback

First published March 7, 1994

About the author

Following service as a Royal Marine Commando officer of a Special Boat Service unit in the Far East, Paddy Ashdown served as a diplomat in the Foreign Officer before, in due course, being elected as the Member of Parliament for Yeovil, serving in that capacity from 1983 to 2001.

Ashdown went on to serve as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. Afterwards, he was appointed as the international community's High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving from 2002 to 2006.

Ashdown is also an author of many books, which include 'A Brilliant Little Operation (which won the British Army Military History Prize for 2013) and 'The Cruel Victory.'

Reviews

[David Tutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paddy Ashdown was a very different kind of politician. The details outlined in this book demonstrates not only how he cares for others but how he moved outside of the "Westminster bubble" and saw life for how it really is. Whether that was with workers down a coal mine or fisherman, or going into what were considered "no go" areas of inner cities to see how good people were tackling drugs and violence Ashdown was prepared to get his hands dirty. If we had more M.P.'s like him the country would be a better place.