Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem - Softcover

Tim Shipman has been a national newspaper journalist for twenty-one years and has a wealth of experience reporting on British and American politics and international relations. Currently the Political Editor of the Sunday Times, Tim has covered five British General Elections and three American elections from the US. He is the author of two bestselling books on the Brexit crisis – All Out War, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize; and Fall Out, which led to him being described as ‘Britain’s Bob Woodward’. He was nominated for the political journalist of the year at the British press awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was named press journalist of the year in 2017 by the London Press Club

'The doyen of ... high-class gossip is ... Shipman, whose All Out War was last year’s bestselling guide to the referendum campaign. Its sequel takes up where that left off ... Shipman’s books are fast becoming classics ... It’s testament to the rigour of [his] research that the book doesn’t feel dated despite the speed at which events at Westminster have moved since it went to press' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian

‘This extraordinary book ... reads like a roaring farce ... jam-packed with fresh, illuminating details ... Shipman’s writing has admirable clarity and drive ... For anyone who wants to relive the past year... this book is a must’ Craig Brown, Mail On Sunday

‘All Out War was the best political book published ... last year ... its triumphant sequel ... is even better’ Alex Massie, Spectator

‘Gripping ... If journalism is the "first rough draft" of history, then Shipman is the master of the second, tidied up, version of events ... A mixture of political thriller, psychological analysis and campaign diary, this is a page-turner for anyone interested in politics’ Rachel Sylvester, The Times

‘Readers who enjoyed the lucid prose and unrivalled access that made the first book such a treat will love its sequel’ New Statesman

‘Shipman ... a major-domo with a notebook in his waistcoat pocket ... bends over backwards to be fair ... It is crammed with detailed description and the transcribed thoughts of those who were there when the key decisions were taken’ Andrew Marr, Sunday Times

‘Excellent ... engrossing ... a witty phrase-maker ... Shipman does a fine job of making sense of the period since the Brexit referendum ... illuminating’ Andrew Rawnsley, Observer

‘Of books explaining this peculiar time, the most keenly awaited comes from Tim Shipman ... he returns to his role as the chief biographer of Brexit with a worthy sequel’ Sebastian Payne, Financial Times

‘It carries on from his first book, All Out War and is just as good ... I can’t give his books any higher praise than that’ Iain Dale, LBC