Decline and Fall : Diaries 2005-2010

Mullin, Chris

ISBN 10: 1846684005 / ISBN 13: 9781846684005

Published by Profile Books Limited, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decline and Fall : Diaries 2005-2010
• Publisher: Profile Books Limited
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846684005
• ISBN 13: 9781846684005
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: UK ed.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.794 pounds

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Synopsis

On the backbenches but still in the thick of it, Decline and Fall runs from Chris Mullin's sacking as a minister by Tony ('The Man') Blair in 2005 to the fall of New Labour in May 2010. Here is politics as it really is: entertaining encounters with constituents and conspirators, tantalising glimpses behind the scenes at the courts of Blair and Brown, all set against the background of the global financial crisis and the great expenses meltdown.

Every bit as funny and insightful as his first volume A View From The Foothills, these new diaries provide a snapshot of life in the Westminster village. Preparing to step down after twenty-three years as an MP, Mullin wryly observes 'they say failed politicians make the best diarists, in which case I am in with a chance'.

About the Author

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)