The Abuse Of Power

So boldly different it creates a mini-genre all of its own . . . This is a pleasant surprise: a genuinely unusual, bold and important book. You can't say that of many political memoirs - Andrew Marr, The New Statesman

Fascinating and crisply written . . . That May has more seriousness and commitment than the average politician . . . means she has a better chance to fix some of those burning injustices this book shows she is clearly still worried about - Isabel Hardman, i Newspaper

The book will reinforce the view that May was a politician of conviction and compassion. - Robert Shrimsley, Financial Times

Very interesting... I strongly agree with the central message of [the] book...that we need a sense of moral compass in politics... Put together it's pretty shocking... Terrifying as an account of what's wrong in the British state - Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics: Leading

Often political writing focuses on soap opera and personalities. But personalities - as Theresa May knows better than most - come and go. Structures remain. May's account of how public institutions wield their power and avoid accountability is an admirable attempt to draw our focus in the right direction - The Times Best Politics Books of 2023

A serious-minded study of scandals in which vulnerable people were failed by those in authority - Guardian Best Politics Books of 2023