Blair Unbound
The first volume of Anthony Seldon's riveting and definitive life of Tony Blair was published to great acclaim in 2004. Now, as the Labour Party and the country get used to the idea of a new leader and a new Prime Minister,Seldon delivers the most complete, authoritative and compelling account yet ofthe Blair premiership. Picking up the story in dramatic fashion on 11 September 2001, Seldon recaps very briefly Blair's trajectory to what may now be regarded as the high-point of his leadership, and then brings us right up to date as Blair hands over the reins to hisarch-rival, Gordon Brown. Based on hundreds of original interviews with key insiders, many of whose views have hitherto been kept private, BLAIR UNBOUND serves both as a fascinating 'volume two' of this masterclass in political biography and a highly revealing and compelling book in its own right.
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Blair Unbound
The first volume of Anthony Seldon's riveting and definitive life of Tony Blair was published to great acclaim in 2004. Now, as the Labour Party and the country get used to the idea of a new leader and a new Prime Minister,Seldon delivers the most complete, authoritative and compelling account yet ofthe Blair premiership. Picking up the story in dramatic fashion on 11 September 2001, Seldon recaps very briefly Blair's trajectory to what may now be regarded as the high-point of his leadership, and then brings us right up to date as Blair hands over the reins to hisarch-rival, Gordon Brown. Based on hundreds of original interviews with key insiders, many of whose views have hitherto been kept private, BLAIR UNBOUND serves both as a fascinating 'volume two' of this masterclass in political biography and a highly revealing and compelling book in its own right.
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The first volume of Anthony Seldon's riveting and definitive life of Tony Blair was published to great acclaim in 2004. Now, as the Labour Party and the country get used to the idea of a new leader and a new Prime Minister,Seldon delivers the most complete, authoritative and compelling account yet ofthe Blair premiership. Picking up the story in dramatic fashion on 11 September 2001, Seldon recaps very briefly Blair's trajectory to what may now be regarded as the high-point of his leadership, and then brings us right up to date as Blair hands over the reins to hisarch-rival, Gordon Brown. Based on hundreds of original interviews with key insiders, many of whose views have hitherto been kept private, BLAIR UNBOUND serves both as a fascinating 'volume two' of this masterclass in political biography and a highly revealing and compelling book in its own right.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781847394996
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date: 09/04/2008
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 688
File size: 825 KB

About the Author

Anthony Seldon is the author of several books including the official biography of John Major and the authorised history of Number 10 Downing Street. The first volume of his definitive life of Tony Blair was published to great acclaim in 2004.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 9/11 1

2 Finding His Theme 19

3 Riding Two Horses 47

4 The Road to Baghdad 80

5 'Make or Break' at Home 107

6 Confronting Saddam 135

7 Iraq: From Agonising to Vindication 172

8 Losing My Agenda 201

9 The Descent 232

10 The Recovery 263

11 Back in Charge 278

12 Crafting a Bold Future 302

13 General Election, 2005 331

14 Second Honeymoon 351

15 Promise Fades 382

16 Losing His Authority 415

17 Stirrings of Dissent 444

18 The September Coup 479

19 On a Knife Edge 500

20 To the Wire 529

Conclusion: The Long Farewell 554

Acknowledgements 585

Dramatis Personae 589

Note on Sources and Methodology 600

Notes 602

Bibliography 639

Index 644

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