The Rivals - Couverture souple

Naughtie, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841154741 ISBN 13 : 9781841154749

Editeur : Fourth Estate, 2002

Synopsis

A penetrating insider’s view of the most important relationship in modern politics, the one on which the recent reinvention of Britain is founded: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. By the celebrated Radio 4 Today Programme presenter James Naughtie.

No Prime Minister and Chancellor this century have been bound so closely together, each depending on the other’s strengths to repair weaknesses that might otherwise be politically fatal; yet theirs is a bond that crackles with suspicion and misunderstanding, lovers’ tiffs that send tremors through the government . The story of the current era can only properly be told through the prism of this strange union, and it has never been told before. James Naughtie is a unique insider. A hugely respected political commentator, he has equal access to both men, to their key courtiers, to the party malcontents and everyone who has ever sat in Cabinet with them. Not since Alan Clark’s Diaries has there been such a vivid, human portrait of the agonies and ecstasies of power in action. Even the supporting players are wildly dramatic: the saturnine plotting of Peter Mandelson, the muscled protection of Alistair Campbell, the Scots traditionalists facing down the Number 10 policy wonks. But the real drama is compressed into the central relationship. Here are Othello and Iago, Caesar and Brutus. This is a classic power play of our time, brilliantly, vividly and intimately staged by James Naughtie.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James Naughtie presents the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 and is former chief political correspondent of the Guardian and, before that, the Scotsman. He presents Bookclub on Radio 4, music and opera on BBC radio and television. He is a former Laurence Sterne fellow on the Washington Post and Sony Radio Personality of the Year. James Naughtie and his family live in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'The Rivals' is a penetrating insider's view of the potent alliance between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Behind the public face of a prime minister and chancellor united in policy and instinct, James Naughtie reveals the tension, agonies and ecstasies of power in action. This is the brilliant account of the most enduring, complex and important relationship in recent times, told by a commentator whose observation and understanding is matchless.

"The most readable and entertaining book about domestic politics since Labour's return to power."
THE TIMES

"From his uniquely intimate vantage point, James Naughtie has written an unprecedented account of Blair and Brown's extraordinary partnership and their stranglehold on power."
MAIL ON SUNDAY

"Naughtie has come as close as anyone to an accurate reading of what, precisely, happened in the leadership contest when Brown realised the game was up…beautifully written."
MATTHEW d'ANCONA, 'Sunday Telegraph'

"Tells the story as it should be told… Always absorbing and refreshingly cliché-free. 'The Rivals' offers insights and judgements that are worth a hundred scoops."
PETER KELLNER, 'Evening Standard'

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841154741
• ISBN 13: 9781841154749
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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