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Clement Attlee

Jason Cowley

Labour’s greatest ever Prime Minister is seen afresh in this concise and illuminating account. Attlee’s government did not simply respond to hardship; it reshaped the state, creating the NHS, extending welfare and redefining the relationship between citizen and country.

As Jason Cowley, former editor of the New Statesman, attests, Attlee’s revolution was understated, but its effects proved enduring – a reminder that long-lasting social and political change are more achievable than we often think.

Hardback

ISBN: 9781800754201

Published: October 8, 2026

Ebook

ISBN: 9781800754218

Published: October 8, 2026

Category:
Non-fiction

Reviews for Clement Attlee

Praise for Jason Cowley:

‘A broad-minded observer … his elegance is all the more attractive for its absence of gloss’ – The Times

‘I can’t tell you how refreshing it is in these polarised times to read a book on politics that doesn’t have an axe to grind . . . an essential read’ – Sunday Times

‘A beautiful piece of storytelling’ – Andrew Marr

Author

Jason Cowley

Jason Cowley is an award-winning journalist, magazine editor and writer. He is currently the editor of the New Statesman. In 2020 he was voted editor of the year (politics and current affairs) for the fourth time at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards. He is the author of Who Are We Now?: Stories of Modern England.