Book Talk: Ungovernable by Simon Hart

In a first-of-its-kind extraordinary look at life as a chief whip, Ungovernable is a revealing, real-time, blow-by-blow account. Simon Hart, (now Lord Hart), the Conservative Chief Whip under Rishi Sunak – offering a glimpse of what truly goes on in Westminster behind closed doors.

 

 

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Book Talk: Ungovernable by Simon Hart

In a first-of-its-kind extraordinary look at life as a chief whip, Ungovernable is a revealing, real-time, blow-by-blow account. Simon Hart, (now Lord Hart), the Conservative Chief Whip under Rishi Sunak – offering a glimpse of what truly goes on in Westminster behind closed doors.

 

 

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£18 for ROSL Members, £24 for General Admission
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Start Date: Mon. 10 November - 18:30
End Date: Mon. 10 November - 19:30
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Royal Overseas London

About This Event

From negotiations around Brexit to the impact of Liz Truss’s extraordinary forty-nine-day premiership and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Simon Hart, (now Lord Hart), has seen and heard it all. And starting in 2022, under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, he witnessed successive dramas unfold, all while holding down the (often misunderstood) position of chief whip.

Astonishingly, during those whip years, Simon oversaw a near record fifteen Conservative MPs fall by the wayside. Three of these were resignations, including Nadine Dorries and the scandal of her disappearing peerage; two were defections to Labour; and the remaining ten were suspended by Simon for offences ranging from Matt Hancock’s unauthorized appearance on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here to Lee Anderson’s comments about the London Mayor. Each one of these involved an extensive build-up, a complicated process, and a noisy and vitriolic public commentary.

None of this stopped him from becoming one of the few chief whips – of which there have been eleven since 2010 in fourteen consecutive years – to survive for an entire premiership.

ROSL Members £18| General Admission £24

Tickets include a glass of wine

Signed books will be available to purchase at the event

Map & Directions

By Tube

ROSL’s closest tube station is Green Park. Take exit marked Piccadilly, walk past the Ritz Hotel, and turn right onto Arlington Street. At the end of Arlington Street there are some steps, go down these steps and turn right where you will find the entrance courtyard to Over-Seas House.

By Bus

The following buses stop outside Green Park tube station on Piccadilly: numbers C2, 9, 14, 19, 22 and 38, running west to Hyde Park Corner, Victoria and Knightsbridge, and east to Piccadilly Circus and Holborn.

By Car

Travelling west on the A4 (Piccadilly), turn left onto St James’s Street and second right into Park Place cul-de-sac, Over-Seas House is at the end. If there is no space in the Over-Seas car park, alternative parking may be found in the NCP Car Park on Arlington Street off Piccadilly.

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Members and their guests are requested to dress in a manner consistent with the character and standing of ROSL when visiting the clubhouse.

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