This book looks at the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication.

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• A timely examination of the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication.
  
• Original in scope, covering political rumours, political cartoons and capital cities, in addition to more familiar topics.
  
• Sets contemporary analysis of Downing Street press secretaries, media barons and press conferences in fuller historical context than usual.
  
• Draws on public records, private papers and interviews by the author dating back to the 1960s.