Tom Bower

Broken Vows: Tony Blair The Tragedy of Power

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ISBN 13:: 9780571314225
author:: Tom Bower
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Faber & Faber Main edition
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 704
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 4.4 x 19.8 cm
Genre:: Biography, Historical, Britain, Tom Bower,Broken Vows: Tony Blair The Tragedy of Power,Faber & Faber,0571314228,Biography: Historical, Political & Military,21st century,c 1990 to c 2000,21st century, c 2000 to c 2100,Biography & Autobiography / Polit
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Tony Blair: The Tragedy of Power by Tom Bower In 1997, Tony Blair became the youngest Prime Minister in British history at the age of 43, with a landslide majority and an approval rating of 93%. His New Labour government promised to modernize Britain, tackling sleaze, special interests, and government secrecy. However, the invasion of Iraq and the subsequent controversy over the use of dossiers about WMDs raised questions about the government's transparency. Tom Bower, one of the first to welcome Blair to Downing Street in 1997, has now gained unprecedented access to over 180 Whitehall officials, military officers, and politicians to reveal the full story of Blair's decade in power. The book follows Blair's trail since his resignation, taking him to Asia, the Middle East, and America, where he has built a commercial empire advising tycoons and tyrants. With this in-depth account, Bower sheds light on the magic and myths of an era that all Britons experienced but have not properly understood.

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