Westminster Diary

ISBN: 9781784536503 出版年：2016 页码：378 Bernard Donoughue Bloomsbury Publishing

On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a LaboHouse of Lords, chronicled the path to this momentous election victory in his diaries asheds new light on the process of forming government and on life working as a minister in the House of Lords. Infused with Donoughue's trademark wit and insight, the diaries covers daily life for a workithe committees, bill discussion and public appearances to political spats - both policy-related and personal. Donoughue also casts a wry glanextra-curricular events - from dinners and other high-profile social events to his own favourite hobby, horse-racing. Featuring a cast of high-profile political characters, this book is a must-read for fans of political diaries and anyone with an interest in the inside workings of Westminster.