Chris Mullin's bestselling A View From the Foothills provided a riveting insider's account of life as a junior minister. Laying bare the personalities, pyrotechnics and political intrigues of the Blair years, it was described as Yes Minister meets Alan Clark.
Funny and self-deprecating, the new diaries run from his sacking by Blair as a minister after the 2005 elections to Election Day 2010 as he prepares to step down after 23 years as an MP wryly observing ' they say failed politicians make the best diarists, in which case I am in with a chance.'
Praise for A View from the Foothills
'...gems sprinkled across every page...' Peter Hain
'Every once in a while, political diaries emerge that are so irreverent and insightful that they are destined to be handed out as leaving presents in offices across Whitehall for years to come. A View from the Foothills is one such book.' David Cameron, Observer Books of the Year
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There has been an abundance of political chronicles over the past year. Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell and Peter Mandelson have all fought for honours but their efforts come second best to the wonderful Chris Mullin: Decline And Fall (Profile Books £20).
While the other contenders for political book of the year may lay claim to the high ground they have none of the insight or humour that Mullin brings to his work. Mullin was an MP for 23 years and a minister before standing down at the last election. Decline and Fall is a political diary beginning in 2005 and finishing this year. You will learn more about life inside the New Labour government from Mullin than any of the others.
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