‘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.
A propos de l’auteur
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)Plus d’ebooks du même auteur(s) / Éditeur
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