Updated since the May 1997 election, this book gives an insight into a range of Labour politicans - including, Tony Blair, John Prescott, Peter Mandelson and Clare Short - in a series of portraits.
Andy McSmith is Political Editor of the Independent on Sunday. His previous books include John Smith: Playing the Long Game, Kenneth Clarke: A Political Biography and Faces of Labour.
A fascinating insight.
*Evening Standard*
A gripping account of Labour's journey from a left-dominated party
to the 'new Labour' of today.
*New Statesman*
A witty and insightful portrait gallery of current Labour
figures.
*Observer*
An excellent read ... the most insightful book yet published an
Labour's cultural revolution.
*Tribune*
McSmith's book deserves study for what it says both about Labour's
long years of opposition and about the party's startling leap to
unprecedented favour.
*Times Literary Supplement*
The real revelation comes from comparing the chapters on Neil
Kinnock and Tony Blair.
*The Guardian*
You can dip into this book at any point and be surprised and
engrossed ... the detail is fascinating.
*The Independent*
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