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A View From The Foothills: The Diaries Of Chris Mullin (2009)

by Chris Mullin(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1846682231 (ISBN13: 9781846682230)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Profile Books Ltd.

review 1: Probably more detailed than it needed to be, but Mullins' style does not seem to be to go for the big flashy story at the expense of all else, and that makes the book relatively unique among political memoirs. There was not too much sense of momentum in the writing - 'this happened, then this happened' - with stories of his fighting the car service bill interspersed with his conversations with Tony Blair ('The Man') or low-key disgreements with other ministers. Still, a pleasant person to spend time with and clearly not the alpha male star of the show at the heart of most books like this.
review 2: The first of the Chris Mullin diaries about life in government, which I'm reading out of order having read the second volume first. Again, a fascinating insider's v... moreiew of the workings of government, and the personalities of the New Labour politicians. I think I've read enough, now, though, I was starting to feel like it was coming up against the law of diminishing returns by the end. I don't think I'll bother to read the third one. less

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