Brown's Britain. This Is The Biggest Story In British Politics Today And Here It Is From The Inside

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Short Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: First Edition

Description: 369 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: When Gordon Brown reluctantly stepped aside in the race for the Labour leadership in 1994, he entered into a fragile, turbulent but hugely successful political marriage. In return for the keys to Number 10, Tony Blair was forced to cede almost complete control over the domestic agenda to his Chancellor.In Brown's Britain, award-winning journalist Robert Peston explains for the first time the REAL nature of the relationship between Blair and Brown. With the ease of a born storyteller, he gives the first truly authoritative account of the extraordinary deal they did back in 1994, and reveals the amazing details of the events of the past year, when Blair offered to stand down in favour of Brown and then summarily withdrew the offer.This book, for which Peston was granted unprecedented access to the Chancellor and his friends and colleagues, draws back the veil on the brooding man ...

ISBN: 9781904095675