Book, Hardcover Baston Lewis Published in: 2004 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Language: English "Reginald Maudling, seen by the Observer in 1955 as 'a future Prime Minister', never fulfilled his early promise. In this, the first biography of Maudling, Lewis Baston presents a picture of a popular and respected politician, with a major influence on post-war Britain, whose career ended in scandal and ignominy." "In the 1960s and 1970s Maudling occupied a succession of high offices and was twice a candidate for the Conservative leadership. He was also a political thinker whose ideas influenced Tory politics for thirty years. He helped liquidate the British Empire, he was the unions' favourite Tory Chancellor, a permissive Home Secretary and an outspoken opponent of Margaret Thatcher. His position now seems well to the left of New Labour." "When Maudling failed to reach the top in 1965, the impact on him was devastating. His personal and business life started to go wrong and he lost his ethi