{"product_id":"2940151870788","title":"Science \u0026 Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrian Iddon discovered a passion for chemistry as an eleven-year-old schoolboy. He went on to study it at university, obtaining a BSc, PhD and DSc, and taught and researched his subject at the highest level before making his name in the wider world by presenting a demonstration lecture called ‘The Magic of Chemistry’ to audiences across Britain and Europe. Brian’s second career was in politics. Elected to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in 1977, he fulfilled a wide range of public roles over the next 20 years. In 1997 he was elected to Parliament by the safe Labour seat of Bolton South East, retiring in 2010 after a career in which he wrestled with a range of hot topics from drugs to euthanasia and from health food to peace in the Middle East. He helped to steer through three Acts of Parliament and was a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee. In retirement, in addition to voluntary work, Dr Iddon has finally found time to write his memoirs – this is Volume 1.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mereo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076004724976,"sku":"2940151870788","price":2.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151870788_p0.jpg?v=1764015324","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151870788","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}