Driven to Downing Street
By:Peter Smithson,Peter Smithson Bem,Angela Smithson
Published on 2014-06-29 by CreateSpace
This is the fascinating life story of the longest serving Government Car Service Driver (47 years), who for several years drove an armoured protection car in the company of Special Branch protection officers. From humble beginnings in a miner's cottage in County Durham to his own office in No.11 Downing Street with friends at the highest level of Government, this story wends its way from Peter's impoverished childhood, through anxious times during World War 2, followed by an exciting life in the RAF in Malaya, to a gradual progression through the ranks of the Government Car Service where he enjoyed a very eventful career as a protection driver before becoming the senior driver. Peter offers his own unique insight into some of the most important events in modern British history, including the Brighton bomb at the Conservative Conference, Geoffrey Howe's relationship with Margaret Thatcher and the dangers posed by the IRA. He gives a revealing 'behind the scenes' account of his time with Government Ministers at the highest level, including Harold Macmillan, Sir Geoffrey Howe, Sir Alec Douglas Home and Richard Crossman. He also recounts interesting meetings with famous people such as Sir Winston Churchill, Selwyn Lloyd and Margaret Thatcher as well as important foreign personalities including President John Kennedy, President Gorbachev and the Aga Khan. Finally, Peter achieves his ambition of becoming the permanent driver for the Foreign Secretary (Sir Geoffrey Howe), who he drove for 24 years when he served in Thatcher's cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and then Deputy Prime Minister and subsequently when he entered the House of Lords. This is the first book to be published which offers the unique insight of the inner workings of Government from the viewpoint of a GCS driver. An entertaining and informative book, which will appeal to a wide range of readers.
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