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The Third Man: Life At The Heart Of New Labour (2010)

by Peter Mandelson(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0007395280 (ISBN13: 9780007395286)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

HarperCollins UK

review 1: 3/5A solid read, and very worthwhile. It covers all the key personal disputes, personality clashes in the very same calm, polite yet deadly style so unique to the RH Hon Lord.In terms of style it flows beautifully, and i even found it a bit of a page turner.So why not four or five stars?1. Hard politicsIt brilliantly gives insight to the hard edge of new labour spin-politics and yah-boo antics - but it doesn't provide enough info on the hard policies which had me voting Labour during those years.I'd like to have seen less focus on the personalities and much more on the political ideas; esp the policies which didnt make it ti statute or vote!2. An element of the self-servingSorry but while i adore Mandie (i really do, such a cute man!) I cant shake the idea that there is a ... moreheavy self serving self regarding edit job on this prior to release. I'd pay damn fine money to see the unedited version ;)
review 2: I cannot be bothered to review an unremarkable book that hundreds of others have already reviewed before me. Unlike many people, I have always quite liked Peter Mandelson, but for such an engaging man the book is slightly disappointing in its ordinariness and lack of truly revelatory content.I might have given it four stars for readability, but for the mind-numbingly dull 'extra chapter' included for the paperback version which is nothing but an ultra-wordy commentary on the coalition's first few months in power, and really ought to have been condensed down to a couple of pages. less

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