Politics on the Edge

Politics on the Edge: A Memoir from Within is a political memoir by former Conservative Party politician and host of The Rest Is Politics podcast Rory Stewart. In the United States, the book was published under the title How Not to Be a Politician: A Memoir. In the book, Stewart argues that there has been a decline in political standards in the United Kingdom. The book is critical of former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson. The book discusses Stewart's 2019 Conservative Party leadership election campaign, and critiques centralized government and argues for Civil Service reform.