Trio by Giles Radice
Blair: charming, charismatic and a great communicator but undermined by an unshakeable conviction that he was right. Brown: in private, warm and witty; in public, an authoritative Chancellor but a wooden and curiously un-self-confident Prime Minister. Mandelson: for Blair, supreme courtier and chief adviser; for Brown, from arch-enemy to polished political life-saver. Among the most controversial figures in Britain's recent history, these three architects of New Labour together shaped Britain - and into the first decade of the 21st century. "Trio" charts their rise to power and their undoubted achievements, both individually and collectively, alongside their quarrels, failings and failures. It offers remarkably clear-sighted portraits of three powerful men who created a new politics in Britain, making Labour electable - and then back again - in 12 turbulent years.
"'He has written a crackerHe so obviously admires his subjects that he does not feel the need to conceal their faults' - Daily Telegraph 'The best political book of the year...a delight' - Independent on Sunday 'a singularly vivid and strikingly accurate piece of modern political history' - Anthony Howard, Sunday Times"
The Rt Hon Lord Radice was Labour MP for Durham North until he was made a Life Peer in 2000. He has been Chairman of the European Movement since 1995. His previous books include Offshore: Britain and the European Idea (I.B. Tauris), Friends and Rivals: Crosland, Jenkins and Healey ('the best political book of the year' - Independent on Sunday), Diaries: 1980-2001 and The Tortoise and the Hares: Attlee, Bevin, Cripps, Dalton, Morrison.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848854451 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848854455 |
| Title | Trio |
| Author | Giles Radice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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