Anatomy of decline : the political journalism of Peter Jenkins

Peter Jenkins, who died in 1992, was widely regarded as the most influential political journalist of his generation. This collection presents his key writings from his columns in "The Guardian" and "The Independent", as well as essay length contributions to journals and magazines. This selection of his journalism covers British, European and American politics between Watergate in 1974 and the 1992 British general election. On the international front, Jenkins provided an outsider's perspective not only on Watergate but also on Vietnam and a succession of American presidents from Nixon to Bush.He also described the fall of communism and the struggles for democracy in Eastern Europe. In the domestic arena, he wrote extensively on the history of the Wilson-Heath years, along with devaluation of the pound, the worsening situation in Northern Ireland, UDI in Rhodesia, the three-day week and the Thatcher years up to John Major's general election victory. "Peter Jenkins, who died in 1992, was widely regarded as the finest political journalist of his generation. His regular columns in The Guardian, the Sunday Times and The Independent, as well as his essay-length contributions to a wide variety of journals and magazines, set the standard for commentating on current affairs." "This extensive selection of his journalism encompasses British, European and American politics since the late 1960s, and covers, in addition to the cut and thrust of domestic politics, the high drama of general elections, the condition of British Rail catering, and many of the turbulent events and issues of the period."--BOOK JACKET Book by Brivati, Brian, Cockett, Richard, Toynbee, Polly