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One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up
- A Memoir of Growing up and Getting On
- Narrated by: Wes Streeting
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
An inspiring, witty East End growing up memoir by leading Labour MP Wes Streeting, vividly portraying the power of family and education to help him escape poverty and transform his life.
Wes Streeting might have ended up in prison rather than in parliament. His maternal grandfather Bill, an unsuccessful armed robber, spent time behind bars, as did his grandmother, who was also a political campaigner.
Brought up on a Stepney council estate, the young Streeting saw his teenage parents struggle to provide for him. In One Boy, Two Bills & A Fry Up he brings to life the poverty, humiliation and incredible struggle for them choosing whether to feed the meter and heat the flat, put carpet on the floor, or food on the table.
Wes Streeting knows it was the help and inspiration he received from the great characters that surrounded him, especially his paternal grandfather (also called Bill), that ultimately set him on the way to Cambridge and then Parliament. He knew he could draw on the strengths in childhood to eventually come out, and to go on and face his now successful struggle with kidney cancer.
This honest, uplifting, affectionate memoir is a tribute to the love and support which set him on his way out of poverty, and informs everything about Wes Streeting's mission now in politics.
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- J M Curtis
- 04-07-23
Powerful
This book is simply superb. Wes Streeting writes and narrates in natural conversational style that works perfectly. His life story is fascinating but he also made me think about the many hidden obstacles that children from poor backgrounds face. The epilogue is a damning critique of how successive governments have failed children who born into poverty.
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- THE JORDANS
- 31-07-23
Fantastic inspirational life
Great book well read and inspirational tale for all that want to contribute to our community
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- Lady La
- 13-09-23
Powerful and Striking
Thank you Wes for sharing your story with us. I enjoyed listening to your audiobook.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-12-23
Inspirational and heartwarming
An insight into a word I know nothing about. Sincerely and well read by the author.
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- Jayne Fisher
- 02-02-24
The grit and honesty
I have always admired Wes Streeting and see him as a future Labour leader this was before I heard his story. I am a labour activist and locally have heard some criticisms of him however having heard his back story he can be assured that I will support him at all points. I worked in the NHS for 40 years and I look forward to the day hopefully in 2024 when Wes becomes the new health minister. You go get them lad .
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- Catriona Ferris
- 24-07-23
A family love story and the power of belief
Wonderfully written and narrated by Wes - it's story of hope, a story about the power of those who believe in you and most of all a family who pull together when it matters. A book of vivid characters and the most vivid is Grandad Bill - his maternal grandfather who when he dies, you hear Wes's voice wobble and I cried with him.
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- John
- 01-08-23
Amazing!
A deep dive into the unvarnished story of our at the time of writing Shadow Secretary of State for Health. An amazing and honest story from someone who could very well one day be our next PrimeMinster. You will find yourself wanting to read the next chapter and the chapter after that until there are no more chapters left.
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- hannah houlding
- 24-08-23
Great story
Loved listening to Wes telling his story, What a great book and an amazing man.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-09-23
Brilliant, heart felt memoir.
Really enjoyed listening to this book. It’s absolutely inspiring to listen to Wes tell his life story. I cried and laughed with him.
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- Philip Normal
- 15-11-23
A JOY
Highly recommend. An inspirational story. I truly hope people engage with politics because of this book. If you don't do politics, politics does you.
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