Sonia Purnell FRHistS
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s astonishing life of power, seduction & intrigue. New York Times bestselling author. A Woman of No Importance. Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Warned you about Johnson. Plutarch Prize winner www.soniapurnell.com
- Collective amnesia of what we have had in recent years. A few highlights to remember: Dodgy meetings with Russians. Massive frauds. Murders of MPs. Industrial scale lying to Parliament. Trashing of relations with allies. Biggest con of public ever with Brexit etc etc etc
- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSNigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister. Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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- Thank you!
- This this this
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- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSAll these Reform defections are short term gains which undermine their core selling point - which is change. Why would the country elect a party full of all the same washed-up, scandal-hit former Tory ministers they just kicked out of office? Opens the space for both a Labour and Tory recovery
- So looking forward to this. if you’re in San Francisco later this month come say hello!
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- Wow thanks so much Anthony Scaramucci @scaramucci.bsky.social for the lovely shout out on Open Book for my books. Even my sons are impressed their mum gets to be called “legendary”! You’ll be the first to know about my new book I promise. Happy New Year ! www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
- Thanks so much!
- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSDavid Attenborough [whispering]: “Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”
- Merry Christmas from London to all my followers and readers wherever you are and whatever you’re doing. Thanks so much for your support! May the New Year bring you good health, peace and sweet contentment (Robert Burns via Cheryl)!
- Also process where seemingly good people are gradually twisted into the dark side. Compelling and resonant
- #TheLine on ITVX is gripping tale of occupied France in WW2. Small triumphs + large failures of Resistance, love with the enemy, collabos and heroes and a few who were both. Drama showing messy awfulness of war but also strength of human spirit. Setting for real life #VirginiaHall
- #TheLine on ITVX is gripping tale of occupied France in WW2. Small triumphs + large failures of Resistance, love with the enemy, collabos and heroes and a few who were both. Drama showing messy awfulness of war but also strength of human spirit. Setting for real life #VirginiaHall
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- I wrote this from the heart Just a few of the marvels these island still have to offer. Http//:subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/81/how-the-light-gets-in/
- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSA mini-story to cheer you up this morning. The other day my teenage son returned to his locked bike to find the back wheel nicked. We went back yesterday to rescue it - and found this note taped to the frame. We have the wheel again. A very happy Xmas to Ollie and his note-writing other half.
- If you liked A Woman of No Importance and need a Christmas present for someone in your life aged 8 to 12, Agent Most Wanted is for you. It’s the young adult version of Virginia Hall’s story and I’m so proud of it. Available now on Amazon!
- Good morning. This is a scary read but a necessary one. Beholden in Brussels to toughen up and Britain to get back to where it belongs in Europe. Subito
- Reasoned response to a well argued if depressing article by Stella Creasy. Brexit: The Pain Continues
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- So telling the truth is to be punished now, is it. I thought this government was supposed to be pro growth
- Hello everyone! Well the impersonators are out in force again. I don’t offer writing courses online or expect money from you and my agent is Grainne Fox of UTA. My publishers are Virago in the UK and Viking in the US. No one else can speak for me. Thanks all
- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSGreat culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
- Good idea
- Three formidable women - Pamela Harriman, Virginia Hall and Clementine Churchill - have lived in my head for a decade. Now I hear that an amazing 1.2 million of you have bought these books in English alone! Plus many more in nearly 30 languages. I am astonished, thrilled and touched. Thank you all!!
- As the Budget dust settles, it looks more and more like an inducement for our young best and brightest to think about moving elsewhere. See towards the end of this >>https://www.standard.co.uk/business/london-economy-rachel-reeves-growth-budget-b1260134.html?ref=cupure
- But yeah let’s not talk about it let alone do anything serious. The weird self imposed taboo of British politics
- This!
- This from @cjayanetti.bsky.social
- Bang on. Not grown up way to behave but a long standing one all the same. They’ve clearly bottled it and the OBR line looks like a fig leaf?
- If you’re in Wellesley MA on December 2, come join us. So looking forward to chatting with Elizabeth about the astonishing life of Pamela Harriman!
- Brexit damage worse over time. Has already knocked up to 8% off GDP, reduced productivity by up to 4% and investment by up to 18% (let that sink in for a moment) plus the loss of untold jobs. Surely fair to say forthcoming tax rises wouldn’t have been necessary without Brexit. Pain for no gain
- Friends who’ve worked at the Beeb point to a lack of editing. People in charge of news etc often managerial types interested in planning rather than steeped in the rigorous hardcore discipline of editing
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- Gaby being her usual wise self - this is spot on
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- Wishing Samir a speedy and full recovery and thank you!
- Not sure I’m in favour of the shallowness of our political pool (leads to short sighted and unimaginative self interest) but defo believe in less partisanship more cooperation. As always this is very much worth a read from @jackkessler.bsky.social
- I’m on my way to Boston - come and join me here! Talking #PamelaHarriman and #kingmaker
- Kingmaker is coming out tomorrow in paperback in America! Very excited to see it named by @nytimes.com as one of the seven books to read RIGHT NOW!
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- The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
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- This is terrific on the art of biography. I’m so inspired i might do another one myself! www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
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- I’m sure other political journos will come out in support? No?
- Just hosted a table at a fundraising event for the new #LondonMuseum. I can tell you it’s going to be fab!
- Thanks you lovely people! Number One in espionage biogs and number 61 in the whole of kindle!! Thank you so much. An hour to go to buy at just 99p
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- Thanks so much for pointing this out! A Woman of No Importance is insanely cheap today on Kindle at just 99p!!
- Extremely good as always. The battle for Britain’s soul begins. Or does it?
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- Loved this movie
- An insight into the greatest problem of the modern age. Where beliefs/feelings outrank facts even if based on nothing
- Reposted by Sonia Purnell FRHistSWhat on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Yes, concept of being able to name the entire Cabinet went out with the Ark. With only 1 or 2 exceptions, they achieve little of substance before being moved on or out. No way to run a country
- Ed Davey does something else the government should be doing …Davey urges US cancer scientists to come to UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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