Hopes and Fears E-Book

Michael Ashcroft

• Herausgeber: Biteback Publishing
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Donald Trump's election as President of the United States confounded the pundits and crowned a year of political surprises. In Hopes and Fears, Lord Ashcroft sets out in compelling detail why America sent Trump to the White House. With the rigorous research and analysis that is his hallmark, he argues that - contrary many people's assumptions - the American people made the choice with their eyes wide open. We hear from swing-state voters in their own words as they wrestle with their decision and explain why they, and their country, want change - with all the risks it may entail. Drawing the parallels with the UK's Brexit referendum, the book explores the lessons of 2016 for both parties, the divisions within the American electorate and what they mean for the future. For anyone wondering how America came to choose its new leader, Hopes and Fears has the answers.

Leseprobe

hopes and fears

Trump, Clinton, the voters and the future

Michael A. Ashcroft

Contents

Title PageAbout the authorIntroduction: the wisdom of the people1.Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton2.Brexit part II?3.The new American electorate4.News you can choose5.What happens next: the Democrats6.What happens next: the RepublicansMethodological noteCopyright

About the author

LORD ASHCROFT KCMG PC is an international businessman, author, philanthropist and pollster. He has many, varied business interests with significant investments and participation in both public and private companies in the United Kingdom, United States and the Caribbean. From 2005 to 2010 he was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in the UK, having earlier been its Treasurer from 1998 to 2001. In September 2012 he was made the UK Government’s Special Representative for Veterans’ Transition, working with all departments to ensure military personnel receive the support they need when making the transition to civilian life.

His political works include Smell The Coffee: A Wake-Up Call For The Conservative Party; Minority Verdict; Pay Me Forty Quid And I’ll Tell You: The 2015 Election Through The Eyes Of The Voters; Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron (with Isabel Oakeshott); and Well, You Did Ask: Why The UK Voted To Leave The EU. He is also the author of Dirty Politics, Dirty Times about his battle with New Labour and The Times newspaper.

He is Founder and Chairman of the Board of Crimestoppers, the only UK charity dedicated to solving crimes, a Trustee of the Imperial War Museum, Chairman of the Trustees of Ashcroft Technology Academy in south London, Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, Treasurer of the International Democrat Union, a Trustee of the Cleveland Clinic and a Fellow of the Canadian Geographical Society.

Lord Ashcroft’s life-long interest in bravery has led to him writing six books on the subject and building the largest collection of Victoria Crosses in the world. This collection is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at Imperial War Museum, London. The author royalties from each of his books on gallantry have been donated to military charities.

As part of his commitment to philanthropy, Lord Ashcroft has donated tens of millions of pounds to good causes in the UK and abroad. He has also signed up to The Giving Pledge, a commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.

His political research and commentary is published at LordAshcroftPolls.com. For more information about Lord Ashcroft visit LordAshcroft.com. You can also follow him on Twitter: @LordAshcroft.

Introduction: the wisdom of the people

FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAD STAYED UP to watch the results trickle in from Britain’s referendum on the European Union, there was something eerily familiar about the night of 8 November, 2016. For the second time in a year, the people had delivered a verdict that would surprise and horrify many in the political world and beyond.