Dimensions
164 x 245 x 50mm
This, the second volume, takes us from the post-election euphoria of Tony Blair's 1997 landslide to the moment when Paddy Ashdown, believing he had taken his party as far as he could, stands down as leader.
Intertwined with this tale of high politics, formidable willpower and strong emotion are two other great stories of Paddy Ashdown's leadership: the astonishing truth behind the Lib-Lab pact in the Scottish parliament and his involvement at the very highest level, both in the field and behind the scenes, in the Kosovo war.
Candid, shrewd and exciting, the diaries present a vivid picture of Westminster, and the most intimate portrait yet of Blair and his government.
