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Author:
Chris Mullin
By Profile Books
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 surprisingly good, 2010-07-25
I admit I had not really heard of Chris Mullin, I was just vaguely aware that he is a Labour left winger. This book is a revelation.
Chris Mullin achieves little in a political sense, the book is quite long but totally absorbing. He writes with an engaging, unpredictable style, he has some great little stories scattered around the pages and some fascinating insights into Tony Blair "The Man", John Prescott, Gordon Brown -clearly thinks he is hopeless-, David Cameron - who he seems to rate, Jack Straw, Peter Mandelson etc.
Has been compared with Alan Clark's diaries, I think they are very comparable, equally good in their very different ways
Author:
Chris Mullin
By Coronet Books
Democracy?, 2008-01-07
Ex-steelworker Harry Perkins becomes Labour Prime Minister against all the odds and his enemies - the City, the media, senior civil servants, opposition M.P's, as well as embittered members of his own Party - launch a Machiavellian plot to bring him down. Perkins' Foreign Secretary resigns after a highly publicised affair, the unions bring the power workers out on national strike, the Americans rebel against plans to remove airbases from British soil and finally, Perkins is put under the spotlight as an old affair is uncovered by the gutter press.
Mullins' 1982 political fantasy gets better with every reading. Without bashing the reader with left-wing politics, it manages to be entertaining, thought-provoking and staggeringly prophetic, particularly in the light of recent events in Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's Governments. ( The Foreign Secretary incident bears a startling resemblance to the case of David Blunkett ). The open contempt for democracy displayed by the Right rings true, particularly when one realises that private armies were being organised by Wilson's enemies in the mid-70's. Was Perkins modelled on Wilson? I think so. That Wilson resigned only a year or so after winning a general election causes one to wonder...
Author:
Tony Benn
By Penguin Books Ltd
Tony Benn!!, 2010-01-12
Tony Benn is a genuine left wing politician and socialist who has been around for many years and is a legend in his own lifetime. This book should be compulsory reading for anyone with an interest in politics.
Author:
Tony Benn
By Penguin Books Ltd
 Home at last, 2009-09-27
My father used to own this book during the 1980s when many of its points seemed more valid than perhaps they do now, being (then)in the midst of the Thatcher era with everything that that involves. Unfortunately I lent it to someone and never saw it again. Dad died recently but I got his book back (not the original of course). Reading it again, Tony Benn makes a good deal of sense at times and presents his arguments clearly. Whatever your view of his politics, there is no denying his intellect and shrewd political brain. A good read, relating to a bygone era, but many aspects still relevant today.
Author:
Chris Mullin
By Corgi
Democracy?, 2008-01-07
Ex-steelworker Harry Perkins becomes Labour Prime Minister against all the odds and his enemies - the City, the media, senior civil servants, opposition M.P's, as well as embittered members of his own Party - launch a Machiavellian plot to bring him down. Perkins' Foreign Secretary resigns after a highly publicised affair, the unions bring the power workers out on national strike, the Americans rebel against plans to remove airbases from British soil and finally, Perkins is put under the spotlight as an old affair is uncovered by the gutter press.
Mullins' 1982 political fantasy gets better with every reading. Without bashing the reader with left-wing politics, it manages to be entertaining, thought-provoking and staggeringly prophetic, particularly in the light of recent events in Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's Governments. ( The Foreign Secretary incident bears a startling resemblance to the case of David Blunkett ). The open contempt for democracy displayed by the Right rings true, particularly when one realises that private armies were being organised by Wilson's enemies in the mid-70's. Was Perkins modelled on Wilson? I think so. That Wilson resigned only a year or so after winning a general election causes one to wonder...
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Author:
Chris Mullin
By Profile Books
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- Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
- Guaranteed packaging
- No quibbles returns
surprisingly good, 2010-07-25
I admit I had not really heard of Chris Mullin, I was just vaguely aware that he is a Labour left winger. This book is a revelation.
Chris Mullin achieves little in a political sense, the book is quite long but totally absorbing. He writes with an engaging, unpredictable style, he has some great little stories scattered around the pages and some fascinating insights into Tony Blair "The Man", John Prescott, Gordon Brown -clearly thinks he is hopeless-, David Cameron - who he seems to rate, Jack Straw, Peter Mandelson etc.
Has been compared with Alan Clark's diaries, I think they are very comparable, equally good in their very different ways
List Price: £7.99
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Author:
Chris Mullin
By Serpent's Tail
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- Mint Condition
- Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
- Guaranteed packaging
- No quibbles returns
Democracy?, 2008-01-07
Ex-steelworker Harry Perkins becomes Labour Prime Minister against all the odds and his enemies - the City, the media, senior civil servants, opposition M.P's, as well as embittered members of his own Party - launch a Machiavellian plot to bring him down. Perkins' Foreign Secretary resigns after a highly publicised affair, the unions bring the power workers out on national strike, the Americans rebel against plans to remove airbases from British soil and finally, Perkins is put under the spotlight as an old affair is uncovered by the gutter press.
Mullins' 1982 political fantasy gets better with every reading. Without bashing the reader with left-wing politics, it manages to be entertaining, thought-provoking and staggeringly prophetic, particularly in the light of recent events in Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's Governments. ( The Foreign Secretary incident bears a startling resemblance to the case of David Blunkett ). The open contempt for democracy displayed by the Right rings true, particularly when one realises that private armies were being organised by Wilson's enemies in the mid-70's. Was Perkins modelled on Wilson? I think so. That Wilson resigned only a year or so after winning a general election causes one to wonder...
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