ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOUGLAS HURD
From rhyming slang, after Douglas Hurd (born 1930), British Conservative politician.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUGLAS HURD»
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Disraeli: or, The Two Lives
'As Douglas Hurd and Edward Young point out in their splendidly written, finely judged and thoroughly persuasive book, a vast chasm yawned between the real Disraeli and his posthumous reinvention' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 'Not only, ...
Douglas Hurd, Edward Young, 2013
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Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary
When writing his magnificent life of Robert Peel, Douglas Hurd found himself caught up again in a debate that has always fascinated him as a former diplomat and Foreign Secretary - the argument between the noisy popular liberal ...
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Robert Peel: a biography
Like Peel, Douglas Hurd served as Home Secretary and lived through a time of conflict in the Conservative Party. With one eye on the present, Douglas Hurd charts Peel's life and work through the dramas of 19th-century politics.
Douglas Hurd retired as Foreign Secretary in 1995 after a distinguished career in Government spanning 16 years.
Set in the near future, the novel eloquently conveys the stress of life at the top of the political ladder the pressure slowly builds to the point where it distorts judgement and relationships.
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Douglas Hurd: The Public Servant: An Authorised Biography
For nearly 16 years, Douglas Hurd was at the heart of the government as a minister, serving under three consecutive Prime Ministers. This biography traces his career whilst providing an historical account of the modern Conservative Party.
From the blackened, crumbling tenements of Glasgow come ugly rumours.
Douglas Hurd, Andrew Osmond, 2001
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The Search for Peace: [a Century of Peace Diplomacy]
Contrary to the claim that a diplomat is paid to lie for his country, former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd contends that from Machievelli to Metternich, from Sir Edward Grey to Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a top diplomat's main function is the ...
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Ten Minutes to Turn the Devil
Each of these stories reflects the intelligent concerns of a politician engaged in, and committed to, both the everyday world of domestic matters and at the highest level.
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British Foreign Secretaries Since 1974
Douglas Hurd, 'First Steps on the Campaign Trail', Daily Telegraph, 7 October
1992 (book review, Colin Powell with Joseph E. Persico, A Soldier's Way: An
Autobiography (London: Hutchinson, 1995)). 32. Interview with Tristan Garel-
Jones, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUGLAS HURD»
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Are We About to Repeat NATOs Greatest Failure?
“Bosnia,” as one observer noted as Douglas Hurd squirmed uselessly in a session of parliament at the height of the Balkan wars, “will be on ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
Osborne delivered a real Disraeli Budget – that's to say, one focused …
As Douglas Hurd and Edward Young point out in their lively biography of “Dizzy”, he was the originator of modern party politics – of the practice ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
Srebrenica, 20 Years Later
The Foreign Secretary was Douglas Hurd, an old Etonian, an unflappable man, perfect for explaining a policy that allowed rape hotels and ... «Politico, Jul 15»
Lord Lexden: The extraordinary Lord Shaftesbury – a Conservative …
... reasons made clear by Douglas Hurd in his brilliant biography of that commanding statesman: “he could not agree to a measure which would ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
Judge orders emails involving former prosecutor preserved for …
Signed this week by Superior Court Judge Douglas Hurd in Mercer County, the consent order ends an ongoing dispute between the county ... «The Trentonian, Jun 15»
How American Armed Forces Became NATO's Foreign Legion …
In another observation coming out of the Balkan conflict, Douglas Hurd noted pithily, “out of Kosovo came the bitter saying that the Americans ... «Eurasia Review, Jun 15»
Can Gove drag our justice system out of its Victorian time warp?
... on a prison system once denounced by the former Tory home secretary Douglas Hurd as “an expensive way of making bad people worse”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Court documents detail case being built against former prosecutor …
Superior Court Judge Douglas Hurd was supposed to decide at a hearing last month whether the emails should be turned over to Lord. But the ... «The Trentonian, Jun 15»
Tom Richmond: How Churchill's words became weapons in …
As Tory grandee Douglas Hurd observed: “People have lost confidence in politicians because politicians have lost confidence in themselves. «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
Steve Bell on ministers' surveillance powers – cartoon
Let's not forget the late Leon Brittan, or his successor Douglas Hurd. Section 28 was a triumph for reactionary bigotry at its worst. Reply | Pick. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
