Mad Men & Bad Men: What Happened When British Politics Met Advertising

Sam Delaney investigates the influence of advertising in political combat between the 1970s and late 1990s, and traces the progress of the admen into ‘the very heart of the political hierarchies within both the Labour and Conservative parties’. Drawing on interviews with admen and politicians, he examines how the two tribes interacted, from an advertising high-roller sprinkling amphetamine powder on Edward Heath’s canapes to the heyday of spin doctors and image makers.