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First Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald

Great Lives

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A Lone Dog in the Desert, Howling From Pain of Heart

He unburdened himself to his diaries. He wrote, sometimes i feel like a lone dog in the desert, howling from pain of heart. And here's his daughter, ishbel, who became his official hostess when he was prime minister: "I would have given him a great deal of understanding and sympathy if he had not been frightened"

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