The central character of this book is a former Prime Minister, Adam Lang, who has recently resigned. He is an attractive and gifted communicator, as well as being a fine “actor”, but he is essentially a man of little substance.

He has only a slight interest in political life, aside from the opportunities it gave him to achieve celebrity status and gain considerable wealth. His wife, in contrast, is a highly intelligent and effective political operator; in effect the brains behind the partnership. Read the full article »

This is the second of a three volume history of the fall and rise of New Labour, told from the perspective of Chris Mullin, Labour MP for Sunderland South for some twenty three years.

In the introduction the author claims to cover three main themes: firstly, the decline and “draining away” of power from Tony Blair, who he describes as the “most successful leader in Labour history”. Read the full article »