The Political Samaritan: How Power Hijacked a Parable

by Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer sets out to rescue an innocent parable, mugged for political ends, ignored by passers-by, and then left for half-dead at the edge of the English language. The parable of the Good Samaritan has been used by almost every major British politician over recent years - from Theresa May and Tony Blair to Margaret Thatcher and Jeremy Corbyn. But they don't all use it to say the same thing. Discussing the various figures who've politicised the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472942213
• ISBN13: 9781472942210
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"