The Alastair Campbell Diaries
Alastair Campbell, Bill Hagerty
2011· Hutchinson· 777 pages
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Synopsis
'Prelude to Power' is the first of four volumes and covers the early days of New Labour, culminating in their victory at the polls in 1997. It details the extraordinary tensions between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
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★Joe@joe★ 6.5
A curiosity time capsule. More substance than contemporary memoirs, but still leans towards personalities over policy. Book was so heavy that I didn’t bother with the later volumes, and would recommend the abridged edition.