A Journey: My Political LifeIn 1997, the biggest Labour victory in history swept England, ending eighteen years of Conservative government. Prime Minister Tony Blair — young, charismatic and complex — shaped the nation profoundly in the ten years that followed. From his work in Northern Ireland to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, few of his decisions were free from scrutiny and debate. Alternately beloved and reviled, he was an international figure to a degree matched by few British leaders — a role he continues in to this day through the Tony Blair Faith Foundation and his work in the Middle East. Now, for the first time, we see the fascinating journey and difficult choices of the prime minister through his own eyes. Grippingly candid and deeply intimate, A Journey is a must-read political memoir, full of startling insights into a host of world leaders, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. It is also a book that delves deeply and profoundly into what it means to be in a position of great power today, and its emotional and personal toll. |
Contents
About the Author | |
Title Page Copyright Dedication | |
High Expectations 2 The Apprentice Leader 3 New Labour | |
Honeymoon | |
Princess Diana | |
Peace in Northern Ireland | |
We Govern in Prose | |
A Mandate for New Labour | |
Shoulder to Shoulder | |
Countdown to | |
Resolution | |
The Aftermath | |
Triumph and Tragedy | |
Toughing It | |
Endgame | |
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