‘The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever becoming one’ Billy Connolly’

We can’t wait to welcome former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable to Chorleywood, where he’ll be chatting about his latest book How to be a Politician.

Spanning cradle to grave, How to be a Politician follows the arc of a life in politics – from childhood signs of potential to running for office, getting elected and forming a government; ascending the greasy pole to the pinnacle of leadership and a place on the world’s stage; dealing with mistakes, detractors, criticism, humiliation and failure; and finally escaping the political life altogether.

This unique collection weaves together the wittiest, wisest and most acerbic political quotations from the last 2,000 years. Punctuated throughout by candid insights from Sir Vince Cable, How to Be a Politician is a timeless and entertaining education in the dark arts of politics.