My hero: Joan Maynard
'If she thought a cause was right, she did not sit around calculating the effect on her opinion poll rating; she said so'Joan Maynard was one of the few working-class women ever to be elected to parliament. She was the daughter of a farmer in North Yor...
The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume Three
Alastair Campbell's account of the Blair years from Kosovo to 9/11 leaves Chris Mullin exhaustedThis is the third volume of Alastair Campbell's blockbuster diaries. It covers the period from May 1999 to September 2001, from the war in Kosovo to 9/11
In Defence of Politicians by Peter Riddell – review
A candid commentary supporting politics over populism wins the vote of former Labour MP Chris MullinAt a time when the political classes have taken quite a bashing (much, but by no means all, self-inflicted), along comes that most thoughtful and respec...
