The End of the Party

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Andrew Rawnsley's bestselling book lifts the lid on the second half of New Labour's spell in office, with riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal; and entertaining portraits of the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour as well as the astonishing feuds and reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson. This paperback edition contains two revealing new chapters on the extraordinary events surrounding the 2010 General Election and its aftermath. 'Andrew Rawnsley has been called our version of Bob Woodward of Watergate fame. But actually, he is much more entertaining than that sounds. I love the way he gets on the rollercoaster of politics - with its ups, downs, screams, shouts, hands up in the air, huge plunges, giant climbs - and takes us with him, gripping on for dear life, mouths' often open in disbelief.' The Times 'Nobody who is interested in British politics can afford to miss this book.' Sunday Times 'Riveting.' Daily Telegraph

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Andrew Rawnsley is associate editor and chief political commentator for the Observer. For many years he presented BBC Radio 4's Sunday evening Westminster Hour, and he has also made a number of highly acclaimed television documentaries.