The Castle Diaries, 1964-1976

'Barbara Castle's diary shows more about the nature of Cabinet government than any previous publication...it is compulsive reading.' London Review of Books. Mrs Castle has now abridged her original two-volume text for this one-volume edition to offer a concise yet comprehensive and controversial day-by-day account of her experience as a Cabinet Minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. With characteristic frankness and a sharp cutting-edge of wit, she throws revealing new light on colleagues and opponents.