In this book, Jim Sillars gives the inside story of his life in politics. During his time serving as an MP in Westminster he met and had dealings with every prominent politician of the day, from Neil Kinnock to Margaret Thatcher, and his stories about these encounters give fascinating insights into political history.

Argues for the passing of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum, and proposes how, following that, a socialist government could make the country a better place in a world of global capitalism.