| Number Ten | |
| Author: | Sue Townsend |
| Illustrator: | Sarah Gibb |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Release Date: | 2002 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback |
| Pages: | 324 pp |
| Isbn: | 978-0-14-027941-2 |
| Oclc: | 52486255 |
Number Ten is a 2002 novel by Sue Townsend, about the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Edward Clare) attempting to take an incognito holiday with his bodyguard, Jack Sprat - in order to discover what the public truly thinks of him and his time in office - and the consequences that ensue for both men and their country. It is frequently satirical of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair, his family and his Cabinet.
The book has a political theme.[1] It’s about the English government and all of the problems this can cause.[2] Some problems in the book is the starvation situation in Africa, invading Iraq or not and national problems like: Hospital queues, transport problems and so on.[3] This is the main theme throughout the book.[4]