Iron Lady wins at book awards
THE BUDGET was by no means the biggest event on the political calendar yesterday. Oh no, the Paddy Power sponsored Political Book of the Year Awards took place last night as well and a certain Iron Lady was the winning subject of the night. Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography by Charles Moore won the top gong, Political Book of the Year and Damian Barr’s book Maggie & Me won the Political Humour and Satire Book of the Year. Other notable wins were Daniel Hannan’s How We Invented Freedom for Polemic of the Year, presented by former Dragon Hilary Devey.
The hefty ceremony was attended by the likes of Commons’ speaker John Bercow and former No. 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell but judging by the venue, perhaps the organisers have higher hopes for the page turners. Held at the BFI IMAX, can we expect to see some of the titles gracing the silver screen?