The Edge of Revolution

by David Torrance, Unknown Author

Hardcover

About the author

David Torrance is Devolution and Constitution Specialist at the House of Commons Library. He was formerly a freelance writer, broadcaster and journalist, reporting on the Scottish Parliament for STV, and contributing political commentary to a wide range of publications including The Scotsman, The Herald and The Times. He is the author of several books on Scottish politics, the best known being his unauthorised biographies of Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond. He is the author of Standing up for Scotland: Nationalist Unionism and Scottish Party Politics, 1884–2014 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and the editor of Ruth Davidson's Conservatives: The Scottish Tory Party, 2011–19 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2012).

Reviews

[Leon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough and impeccably well sourced thematic history of the 1926 General Strike. This is a book that is truly accessible and contrast the political sphere of a century ago with contemporary politics perfectly.

My only criticism is the title "The Edge of Revolution". Unless I have missed it at no point does the author explain in depth why we were (or weren't) on its edge, indeed it appears that for the most part a threat of revolution was a generator of fear and little more. It would have been great to understand the choice of title a little more.

Nevertheless an excellent book.