Book description
The enhanced edition of the fully updated, number-one bestselling
memoir of one of New Labour's three founding architects allows
unprecedented access to video footage, audio commentary and primary
source materials, from Mandelson's own diary entries to spirited
exchanges between Labour's most powerful figures.
In this enhanced ebook edition, Peter Mandelson opens up his personal
archive, for the first time sharing the primary source materials he drew
on to write his memoir. Never before published diary entries, memos and
handwritten personal exchanges shed a fascinating light on the workings
of government and one of the most divisive figures in British politics.
Key documents are further illuminated in expanded audio captions in
Mandelson's own words, giving remarkable insight into the workings of
one of the sharpest political operators of our generation.
Much of the book is devoted to the defining political relationships of
Peter Mandelson's life - with Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Charting what
he terms the 'soap-opera' years of the Labour government, his book
continues to ruffle feathers with an updated preface bringing the story
up to the tempestuous present. 'Should be read by anyone remotely
interested in politics, psychiatry and theatre' Steve Richards
'Gossip, intrigue and scandal…a truthful and witty account' New Statesman
'Shines a brutal light on the conflicts at the heart of Labour's
leadership' Guardian
'Mandelson has added heavily to the sum total of political knowledge'
The Times
'Informative, clear and containing refreshing doses of self-knowledge,
occasional regret and thoughtfulness' Andrew Marr
'A gloriously scandal-fuelled memoir' Metro
'A revealing and important book by a more winning individual than I had
expected to encounter' Matthew Parris At the age of thirty-two Peter
Mandelson became Labour's Director of Campaigns and Communications, and
was elected as MP for Hartlepool in 1992, serving in government as
Minister without Portfolio, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation and Skills, and Lord President of the Council. He
remains in Parliament as a member of the House of Lords.
