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THE BLAIR YEARS : EXTRACTS FROM THE ALASTAIR CAMPBELL DIARIES Campbell, Alastair, 1957-

By Campbell,Alastair (ed.). London Hutchinson 2007 , The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires - at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling - take the reader right to the heart of government. The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Review "This is a gripping, compelling and genuinely revelatory read" (Rod Liddle, Sunday Times) "A brilliant, absorbing account ... will be gasped at, and relied upon, for decades to come. Buy them: they will suck you in." (Matthew Parris, The Times) "This compelling read is full of revelations, humour and honesty and gives a revealing insight into the man behind the political figure" (Sun) "Vivid, humorous and revelatory ... There is enough in these diaries to convince me they will become one of the classic records of our time." (Steve Richards, Independent) Book Description The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. 9780091796297

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POLITICS OF NEW LABOUR : Gramascian Analysis

By Pearmain,Andrew . Delhi Aakar 2015 , Summary: This book is an attempt 'to think in a Gramscian way' about the curious political phenomenon of New Labour. 9789350023600

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RANK-AND-FILE BOLSHEVIK : Memoir

By Bobrovskaya,Cecilia . New Delhi LeftWord Books 2017 9789380118574

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PARLIAMENTARY SOCIALISM : Study in the Politics of Labour

By Miliband, Ralph. Delhi Aakar Books 2026 , Reflecting on the Labor government of Harold Wilson between 1964 and 1970, this concise analysis chronicles the Labor Party from its early days up to the early 1960s, including a 1972 postscript. Demonstrating how empirical and flexible the Labor Party has been about certain issues, this reference also touches on how it is one of the most dogmatic political parties in regards to the parliamentary system. Commenting on why its leaders have always made devotion to this system their fixed point of reference, this political overview proves that this has always been the conditioning factor of their political behavior, as they consistently reject any kind of political action which has fallen outside the framework and conventions of Parliament. Stating that there is no distinction to be made between Labor's political and industrial leaders, this study illustrates the party as it is now and has always been--one of modest social reform in a capitalist system within whose confines it is ever more firmly and by now irrevocably rooted. 9788199841307

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