Gordon Brown: Prime Minister

(Paperback, Revised edition)

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The gripping inside story of Gordon Browns rise to become Prime Minister.
Gordon Browns arrival at the Treasury in May 1997 was greeted with great excitement not to mention anticipation. Officials of every rank looked on expectantly to see what miracles the chancellor would work. And so, as Master of the New Era, Brown created relationships across every Whitehall department and extended his influence to every aspect of government. He brought into effect the most important budgetary changes of the past decade: the commitment to Private Finance Initiative, which altered infrastructure from the London Underground to the NHS and state schools; the management of the Inland Revenue; the increase in taxes; and the demise of Britains pension funds.

In this gripping and fully updated biography, reissued to coincide with Browns assumption of Tony Blairs mantle, best-selling author Tom Bower documents the rise to power of a driven and complex politician, and exposes how the ambitions of the Labour Partys leader-in-waiting will affect the country for decades to come.

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As a psychological profile, an exploration of personal ambition and a study of political obsession driven by religious angst, this biography is gripping. Daily Telegraph

Intensively researched but coolly criticalthis remains the most thorough biography we have. Independent

What makes this worth reading is Bowers damning indictment of Brown's main boast: his supposedly sure stewardship of the economy. The Times

A powerful book which poses serious questions. James Naughtie

Compulsively readableessential reading. Norman Lamont

Author Bio

Tom Bower is a brilliant investigative writer and biographer. His subjects have included Robert Maxwell, Mohammad Al Fayed, the head of British Intelligence Stewart Menzies and Conrad and Lady Black.