Off Message: The Complete Antidote to Political Humbug

Bob Marshall-Andrews

ISBN 10: 1846684412 / ISBN 13: 9781846684418

Published by Profile Books, London, UK, 2011

About this Item

A fine first printing inscribed by the author to title page. Firmly bound in clean red cloth boards with silver titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all fine. Text pages and illustrated end papers have no markings or previous owner inscriptions. Central section of b/w photo illustrations. D/J is unclipped with just light shelf wear. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Off Message: The Complete Antidote to Political Humbug
• Publisher: Profile Books, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846684412
• ISBN 13: 9781846684418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 484 grams
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Tony Blair's least favourite colleague casts a mordant eye on whips and rebels, wars and liberties, spin and patronage, and expenses and legacies - and at the same time delivers a passionate message about parliament's enduring value. This subversive and richly comical account of British political life during New Labour's term in office presents an intimate picture of what it was like to be its most prominent dissident member. Bob Marshall-Andrews looks at the sombre events of the last thirteen years including wars in Kosovo and Iraq, sustained assaults on ancient English liberties, and the worst scandal of recent political history. He reveals the stories that lie behind them and the Westminster dramas of intrigue, triumph and disaster. He describes the delights and trials of his work as constituency MP and examines his own and others' motives for entering politics: should the ambition, he asks, be to achieve power or to control it. Bob Marshall-Andrews breathes new life into the old values of libertarian socialism. "Off Message" is as provocative and entertaining as its author's campaigns and interventions.

About the Author

Bob Marshall-Andrews joined the Labour Party in 1971. He entered Parliament as the member for Medway in 1997 and quickly gained a reputation on the libertarian left by repeated rebellions against the government especially on legal issues. He is a frequent panellist on the satirical news quiz Have I Got News For You and a regular contributor to the national press. He is a barrister, was appointed QC in 1987 and has prosecuted and defended most forms of serious crime.