Something Has Gone Wrong: Dealing With The Brighton Bomb Hardcover

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On 12 October 1984 an IRA bomb exploded inside Brighton&s Grand Hotel killing five people & injuring thirty It was an assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher & her cabinet who were staying there for the Conservative party conference While the bombing was deplorable the story of how people reacted to it is an inspiring one People refused to be beaten by what had happened; they got on with their jobs & their lives
- a theme with sadly a strong resonance in present-day Britain In Something Has Gone Wrong Brighton journalist Steve Ramsey speaks to those who were there on the day & involved in its aftermath many of whom have never spoken publicly about it before His interviewees include firemen who worked on the long rescue operation; medics from the local hospital; police officers who rushed to the scene; detectives who played key roles in the criminal investigation; & cabinet ministers & high-ranking civil servants who describe how the conference continued & how the government pursued business as usual Incorporating fascinating new insights & information the author has produced a portrait of this shocking event which combines narrative clarity with the vividness of oral history & reads like a thriller