Labour Pains: How the party I love lost its soul

Labour Pains: How the party I love lost its soul

by PeterKilfoyle (Author)

Synopsis

Labour to the core, Peter Kilfoyle became MP for Liverpool Walton in 1991. When Labour came to power in 1997 Kilfoyle was awarded influential roles in the Cabinet Office and, later, the Ministry of Defence, but quit suddenly after becoming disillusioned with the New Labour project. Since then, he has been a vociferous backbench critic of both Blair and his successor. Labour Pains is his perspective on the Blair-Brown era, from the failure of the 1992 election campaign to the mediocrity of the current government. Irreverent, witty and thoughtful, this insider's account of our political age is replete with anecdotes, some none too flattering, and reflections on the two men who, Kilfoyle believes, have ruined his beloved Labour.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Publisher: Biteback
Published: 18 Mar 2010

ISBN 10: 1849540357
ISBN 13: 9781849540353

Media Reviews
This book is intended, above all, to be honest. I have no concern for reputations or careers, nor for those who have priced such ephemera beyond those principles upon which they were first selected, and then elected, to represent their constituents, the party, and the country. From the introduction, by Peter Kilfoyle
Author Bio
Peter Kilfoyle was MP for Liverpool Walton. He is the author of Lies, Damned Lies and Iraq and Left Behind: Lessons from Labour's Heartland.