A Scotsman Book of the Year
In the popular imagination, Winston Churchill is the bulldog of 1940 – uncompromising and Conservative. But in 1922, he was the reforming, progressive Liberal MP for Dundee who, after five successive election wins and a majority of 15,000, could confidently claim to have a seat for life.But one man had other ideas. Andrew Liddle tells the story of how god-fearing teetotaller Edwin Scrymgeour fought and won an election against Britain’s most famous politician, exploring for the first time Churchill’s 15 years as MP for Dundee and his legacy in Scotland today.
