Sad Little Men av Richard Beard

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<p><b>''Read this book'' </b><b>Alastair Campbell</b><br><br><b>''A really wonderful book'' Nigella Lawson via Twitter</b><b><br><br>In 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.</b><br><br>He didn''t enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was not to let that show.<br><br>A public school education has long been accepted in Britain as a preparation for leadership, but being separated from your parents at a young age is traumatic. What sort of adult does it mould? Tackling debates about privilege head-on, <i>Sad Little Men</i> reveals what happens when you put a succession of men from boarding schools into positions of influence, including at 10 Downing Street, and asks the question: is this really who we want in charge?<br><br><b>''The most important book I''ve read this year'' Adam Rutherford</b></p>