Dear Prime Minister

Dear Prime Minister
Author :
Publisher : NewSouth Publishing
Total Pages : 325
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781742249957
ISBN-13 : 1742249957
Rating : 4/5 (957 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dear Prime Minister by : Martyn Lyons

Download or read book Dear Prime Minister written by Martyn Lyons and published by NewSouth Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I am sir [sure] you will act as human bean’, wrote one distressed pensioner to Prime Minister Robert Menzies in 1953, pleading for assistance. Robert Menzies received 22,000 letters during his record-breaking 1949-1966 second term as Australian Prime Minister. From war veterans, widows and political leaders to school students and homespun philosophers. Ordinary citizens sent their congratulations and grievances and commented on speeches they had heard on radio. They lectured him, quoted Shakespeare and the Bible at him and sent advice on how to eliminate the rabbit problem. In Dear Prime Minister, Menzies’ fabled ‘Forgotten People’ write back. Revealed here for the first time, the letters respond to the royal visit of 1954, Communism, Australia’s British connection and the dire poverty of aged pensioners. For many writers, these were not post-war boom years, but a time of anxiety and conflict, punctuated by fears of war, another Great Depression, or a nuclear Armageddon. Dear Prime Minister is a fascinating insight into the concerns, assumptions and political beliefs of 1950s and 1960s Australians. 'An elegantly wry testament to a lost era of letter-writing, as Menzies’ ‘Forgotten People’ lay bare their assorted fears, gripes, hopes, sycophancy, paranoia, generosity, smugness, ingrained racism, sectarian prejudices, sometimes desperate poverty – and often atrocious spelling.' – Richard White


Dear Prime Minister Related Books

Dear Prime Minister
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Martyn Lyons
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-01 - Publisher: NewSouth Publishing

GET EBOOK

‘I am sir [sure] you will act as human bean’, wrote one distressed pensioner to Prime Minister Robert Menzies in 1953, pleading for assistance. Robert Menzi
What Is Stephen Harper Reading?
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Yann Martel
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-11-03 - Publisher: Vintage Canada

GET EBOOK

“I know you’re very busy, Mr. Harper. We’re all busy. But every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside
Dear Prime Minister
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Chris Roberts
Categories: Canada Politics and government 1993- Juvenile humor
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside

GET EBOOK

Letters written by children.
Dear Madam President
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Jennifer Palmieri
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-27 - Publisher: Hachette UK

GET EBOOK

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT is an empowering letter from former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the f
Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette & Modern Manners
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: John Morgan
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-04-01 - Publisher: Macmillan

GET EBOOK

The refinement of the past meets the pragmatism of the present in this sparkling portrayal of modern etiquette. In an era where traditional norms are often side