From Acorns to Oaks: An Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain

When Michael Heseltine wrote his acclaimed autobiography, Life in the Jungle, he assumed his political career was over. He returned to Haymarket, his publishing business, and intended to explore more of the world and pursue his passions outside politics.

His assumption was wrong. David Cameron called him, tentatively at first but gradually with increased responsibility, back to the corridors of power.

This second memoir is a potpourri of reminiscences about Heseltine's life and previously une...