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The Blair Years; Extracts from The Alastair Campbell Diaries
by Campbell, Alastair
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- 0307268314
- ISBN 13
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First United States Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xx, 794 pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Who's Who. Index. Signed by the Author sticker on the front of the DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ has slight edge wear. Paperclip or similar rippling at the top of the first several pages. Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Tony Blair's spokesman and campaign director (1994-1997), followed by Downing Street Press Secretary (1997-2000), for Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair. He then became Director of Communications and spokesman for the Labour Party (2000-2003). He resigned in August 2003 during the Hutton Inquiry into the death of David Kelly. He published his thirteenth book in 2017. He is editor at large of The New European and chief interviewer for GQ magazine. He continues to act as a consultant strategist and as an ambassador for Time To Change and other mental health charities. The Blair Years is a book by Alastair Campbell, featuring extracts from his diaries detailing the period during which he worked for Tony Blair. The book was released on 9 July 2007, only two weeks after Blair stood down as Prime Minister. As the first published major insider diary of the Blair era, many of the revelations in the book were reported on by major news organizations, including: Blair had considered resigning as early as June 2002; During the build-up to the Commons vote on the Iraq War, civil servants had been making contingency plans for an interim government led by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott had Blair lost the vote. The BBC produced a three-part series entitled "The Alastair Campbell Diaries" based on the book, which was shown on BBC Two a few days after the book was published. The Blair Years was the winner of the Channel 4 award for Political Book of the Year in 2008.
Synopsis
Alastair Campbell was born in Keighley, Yorkshire in 1957, the son of a vet. After graduating from Cambridge University in modern languages, his first chosen career was journalism, principally with the Mirror Group. When Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party, he asked Campbell to be his press secretary. He worked for Blair - first in that capacity, then as official spokesman and director of communications and strategy - from 1994 to 2003, since when he has been engaged mainly in writing, public speaking and working for Leukaemia Research, where he is chairman of fundraising. He has continued to act as an advisor to Mr Blair and the Labour Party, including during the 2005 election campaign. He lives in North London with his partner of 25 years, Fiona Millar. They have three children Rory, 19, Calum, 17 and Grace, 12. His interests include running, triathlon, bagpipes and Burnley Football Club.
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- Title
- The Blair Years; Extracts from The Alastair Campbell Diaries
- Author
- Campbell, Alastair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First United States Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0307268314
- ISBN 13
- 9780307268310
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Tony Blair, Labour Party, Prime Minister, Gerry Adams, Cherie Blair, Gordon Brown, David Blunkett, Robin Cook, Philip Gould, Bruce Grocott, Neil Kinnock, Peter Mandelson, Fiona Millar, Jonathan Powell, John Prescott, Jack Straw, Clare Short, David Tr
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