02648cam a22003617i 4500 22687897 EG-ScBUE 20240901095539.0 210626s2021 enk f b 001 0 eng d 9781783965656 (OCoLC)on1296928498 AU@ eng rda AU@ OCLCO OCLCF YDX DLC EG-ScBUE e-uk--- 070.44932092 22 WAL Walker, Carole, author. Lobby life : inside Westminster's secret society / Carole Walker. Inside Westminster's secret society London : Elliott and Thompson Limited, 2021. xv, 334 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The unassuming brown laminated card issued to Westminster lobby journalists is a VIP pass to the heart of our political world, allowing reporters to roam the corridors of power, to collar MPs for a private word. As a Political Correspondent for the BBC, Carole Walker was a member of this exclusive club for more than twenty years, attending hundreds of Lobby briefings with a front-row seat for Alastair Campbell's The Thick of It-style pronouncements and hanging out with a succession of prime ministers -- always with an eye on the story. Drawing on interviews with former colleagues, politicians, spin doctors and critics of the system, as well as first-hand insight, Lobby Life tells the intriguing story of this highly secretive British institution from its conception to the present day. It exposes the battles at Downing Street to control the news agenda, including during some of most momentous stories in recent history. Through general elections, industrial strife, the EU referendum and the rise and fall of decades of governments, we witness the behind-the-scenes deals, the drama and debate, the resignations and the rows. In this no-holds-barred account of what really happens behind the closed doors of Westminster, Walker asks urgent questions about the role of the press today, when politicians can engage directly with voters via social media, bypassing journalists -- and accountability. Great Britain. Parliament. BUEsh Women journalists Great Britain. BUEsh Press and politics Great Britain. BUEsh Journalism Political aspects Great Britain. BUEsh Reading book 7 cbc copycat 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BB 30814 30785 0 0 ddc 0 0 Donation-G MAIN MAIN LOW 2024-09-01 Donation 0 070.44932092 WAL 000057172 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2024-09-01 BB