A Walk-On Part by Chris Mullin
Offering an account of the New Labour era, this title covers the rise and fall of New Labour from start to finish.
A treat to be savouredBest of all they are written by a creature that the public does not believe exists: an honest politician at Westminster -- Oona King * The Times *
Hugely engaging ... this trilogy has ensured that [Mullin] will join Chips Channon, Duff Cooper and Alan Clark in the pantheon of truly great diarists -- Matthew D'Ancona * Evening Standard *
A fascinating read, crammed with gossip, jokes, insights and anecdotes ... his loathing for artifice and pretence, along with his fundamental decency, make Mullin a captivating tour guide. -- Lloyd Evans * Spectator *
An open-minded chronicler whose eye for the absurd does not spare his leaders, colleagues or himself ... [the diaries] give much pleasure. -- Brian Groom * Financial Times *
Rich in human detail ... it is uncany how many echoes there are of present-day politics ... [Mullin should] have gone into some less shabby profession, but if he had, the Commons would have been a poorer place. -- David Robson * Telegraph *
Contains hundreds of droll asides and observations -- Roger Lewis * Telegraph *
Hugely engaging ... this trilogy has ensured that [Mullin] will join Chips Channon, Duff Cooper and Alan Clark in the pantheon of truly great diarists -- Matthew D'Ancona * Evening Standard *
A fascinating read, crammed with gossip, jokes, insights and anecdotes ... his loathing for artifice and pretence, along with his fundamental decency, make Mullin a captivating tour guide. -- Lloyd Evans * Spectator *
An open-minded chronicler whose eye for the absurd does not spare his leaders, colleagues or himself ... [the diaries] give much pleasure. -- Brian Groom * Financial Times *
Rich in human detail ... it is uncany how many echoes there are of present-day politics ... [Mullin should] have gone into some less shabby profession, but if he had, the Commons would have been a poorer place. -- David Robson * Telegraph *
Contains hundreds of droll asides and observations -- Roger Lewis * Telegraph *
Chris Mullin was elected labour MP for Sunderland South in 1987. He chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a minister in three departments. He is the author of the A View From the Foothills and Decline and Fall (Profile) and the novel A Very British Coup (Serpent's Tail).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846685248 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846685249 |
| Title | A Walk-On Part |
| Author | Chris Mullin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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