Any one read the Blair Diarys.

214horatio

It was written by Alastair Campbell, got it there a while back great read.

Plowman

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214horatio

The extracts concerning Brown are to published later on in week the final draft will be called Prelude to Power.

I think Campbell is a breath of fresh air, he pulls no punchs in the Book, showing the vices of power and the people behind the agenda, but also brings a relatively human side to the Blair Years which i find inspiring.

Again great would recommend it to anyone interested in Politics.

mrsdewinter

Yeah, it's interesting alright. But Blair doesn't come out of them well. Neither does Brown. Blair seems like a bit of a dilettante - doing impressions of the Japanese PM, etc. Brown comes across as a paranoid control freak:rolleyes:
The early days with Blair, the 97 election, Mandy's troubles, the David Kelley affair... it gives nice background on those - and his preoccupation with Diana is hilarious - but I did find the Kosovo stuff boring, though he clearly believes he played a central role in it.
Will definitely read the unexpurgated diaries when they come out in years to come

hatful

I read in the paper today that some book shop customers have been taking Blair's 'A Journey' and putting it in the true crime or fantasy section http://www.metro.co.uk/news/839961-tony-blairs-autobiography-becomes-crime-book-after-facebook-campaign