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View from the Foothills
Chris Mullin
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Description for View from the Foothills
Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' Chris Mullin Chris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for example - he has held several prominent posts. To the apoplexy of the whips, he was for a time the only person appointed to government who voted against the Iraq War. He also chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee, giving him direct access ... Read more
'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' Chris Mullin Chris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for example - he has held several prominent posts. To the apoplexy of the whips, he was for a time the only person appointed to government who voted against the Iraq War. He also chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee, giving him direct access ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846682308
SKU
V9781846682308
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Ref
99-10
About Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin has been the Labour MP for Sunderland South since 1987. He chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and served in three departments. He is the author of the bestselling novel A Very British Coup, re-published by Serpent's Tail, which was turned into an award-winning television series.
Reviews for View from the Foothills
The sharpest and most revealing political diaries since Alan Clark's.
Simon Hoggart
Guardian
Chris Mullin's diaries deserve to become the central text for understanding the Blair years
Peter Riddell
The Times
At the moment my favourite Labour MP is Chris Mullin, partly because I enormously enjoyed A View From The Foothills
William Hague ... Read more
Simon Hoggart
Guardian
Chris Mullin's diaries deserve to become the central text for understanding the Blair years
Peter Riddell
The Times
At the moment my favourite Labour MP is Chris Mullin, partly because I enormously enjoyed A View From The Foothills
William Hague ... Read more