Free Audiobook : Politics on the Edge, by Rory Stewart

Over the span of a decade, starting in 2010, Rory Stewart's political journey took him from an outsider to a contender for the position of prime minister. Yet, this ascent culminated in his dismissal from a Conservative Party that had become nearly unrecognizable to him.

While shouldering ministerial responsibilities for flood response and prison violence, grappling with conflict and poverty abroad as a foreign minister, and navigating the complexities of Brexit as a Cabinet minister, Stewart gained firsthand insight into just how hallow and ineffectual our democracy and government had become. Cronyism, ignorance, and outright incompetence seemed to run unchecked. Surrounding him, fellow politicians unknowingly sowed the seeds of today's political and economic turmoil.

Emerging from these experiences battered but with a deep affection for his Penrith and the Border constituency, Stewart also gained profound insights into the era of populism and global strife.

"Politics On the Edge" offers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most intriguing figures on the British political stage. It's an uncompromising, candid, and wryly humorous account of the challenges, absurdities, and realities of political life—a modern classic of political memoir and a remarkable portrayal of our times.