The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour - Hardcover

Mandelson, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007395280 ISBN 13: 9780007395286

Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The revelatory memoir of one of New Labor's three founding architects is devoted to the "soap opera" years of Labor government and the breakdown of relationships between Mandelson, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown

Drawing heavily on detailed diary notes he took during the events that shaped the British government for more than 25 years, Peter Mandelson tells his story of a life played out in the backrooms and on the frontlines of the Labor Party during its unprecedented three terms in government in this mixture of autobiography, personal reflection, and political history. He began writing the book while serving as European Commissioner and completed it since leaving office in May 2010. His revelations include that the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown became so hostile that Blair described his chancellor as "mad, bad, dangerous, and beyond redemption" and likened Brown's behavior to that of a "mafioso" in his dealings with him. Much has been written about Mandelson as the person at the heart of the New Labor project, but here is the unvarnished truth from the man himself.

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About the Authors

Peter Mandelson was forced to resign from cabinet twice in three years and has cut a divisive figure through British politics. He was a highly regarded European Commissioner before being brought back into British politics by Gordon Brown in 2008 to serve as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills and as First Secretary.

Peter Mandelson was forced to resign from cabinet twice in three years and has cut a divisive figure through British politics. He was a highly regarded European Commissioner before being brought back into British politics by Gordon Brown in 2008 to serve as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills and as First Secretary.

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Drawing heavily on detailed diary notes he took during the events that shaped the British government for more than 25 years, Peter Mandelson tells his story of a life played out in the backrooms and on the frontlines of the Labor Party during its unprecedented three terms in government in this mixture of autobiography, personal reflection, and political history. He began writing the book while serving as European Commissioner and completed it since leaving office in May 2010. His revelations include that the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown became so hostile that Blair described his chancellor as "mad, bad, dangerous, and beyond redemption" and likened Brown's behavior to that of a "mafioso" in his dealings with him. Much has been written about Mandelson as the person at the heart of the New Labor project, but here is the unvarnished truth from the man himself.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007395280
• ISBN 13: 9780007395286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512