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Adam Macqueen’s The Prime Minister’s Ironing Board and Other State Secrets: True Stories from the Government Archives brings you some of the most startling revelations following the Official Secrets Act was first started off almost a century ago. It was shortlisted for the Political Humour and Satire Book of the Year Award at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2014. It was also a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. Summary of the Book This title discusses Mrs. Thatcher’s ironing board in detail, and further talks about Harold Ted Heath’s car, Imelda Marcos and her son’s trip to Buckingham Palace, Macmillan’s bedroom carpet, and President Eisenhower’s specific issue with Winston Churchill’s trousers! It satirically delves into the meticulously developed, surprising plans made for royal funerals that lie next to the reports of the spies in the entertainment business, Mary Whitehouse’s grievances about sex education syllabus, and thank-you notes from Mandela from his times as a prisoner! About Adam Macqueen Adam Macqueen is an author and journalist. He is known for his famous books, Private Eye: The First 50 Years – An A-Z, The King of Sunlight, and Topped of the Pops. He has been associated with Private Eye magazine since 1997. He was the deputy editor of The Big Issue and is also on the editorial team of Popbitch.