{"product_id":"9781783350292","title":"House of Fun: 20 Glorious Years in Parliament","description":"\u003cp\u003eRead  about how John Major learned the English language from his time in  Nigeria. There is Tony Blair, with his verb-free sentences which imply  everything and promise nothing. Gordon Brown, the grumpiest prime minister of recent years, both Stalin and Mr Bean. And now David Cameron - who really, really hates being drawn with a condom on his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's not forget John Prescott, who can wrestle the English language to the mat and win by two falls to a submission, Michael Fabricant with his hairpiece stolen from the tail of a My Little Pony, Sir Peter Tapsell, a grandee so grand that\u003cbr\u003ewhen he rises to speak, Hansard writers are replaced by a crack team of monks to write up his words in illuminated lettering. Nick Clegg, with his default expression of a man's whose children's puppy is still missing. And of course,\u003cbr\u003ethe famous 2010 press conference in the garden of Downing Street, a love-in that would have been illegal in 44 American states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, the best of Simon Hoggart's political sketchwriting, will have you laughing, chuckling, roaring, sniggering, and sometimes despairing. It is instant history with added jokes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guardian Faber Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152511484144,"sku":"9781783350292","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783350292_p0.jpg?v=1763724537","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783350292","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}