A View from the Foothills

A View from the Foothills The Diaries of Chris Mullin

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Publisher's Synopsis

'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' Chris Mullin Chris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for example - he has held several prominent posts. To the apoplexy of the whips, he was for a time the only person appointed to government who voted against the Iraq War. He also chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee, giving him direct access to the court of Tony Blair. Irreverent, wry and candid, Mullin's keen sense of the ridiculous allows him to give a far clearer insight into the workings of Government than other, more overtly successful politicians. He offers humorous and incisive takes on all aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. His critically acclaimed diary will entertain and amuse far beyond the political classes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781846682308
Publisher: Profile
Imprint: Profile Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941.085092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xviii, 590 , 16 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 418g
Height: 197mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 40mm