A Journey: My Political Life
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Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour's history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office as Britain's dominant political figure of the last two decades.A Journey is Tony Blair's firsthand account of his years in office and beyond. Here he describes for the first time his role in shaping our recent history, from the aftermath of Princess Diana's death to the war on terror. He reveals the leaderships decisions that were necessary to reinvent his party, the relationships with colleagues including Gordon Brown, the grueling negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, the implementation of the biggest reforms to public services in Britain since 1945, and his relationships with leaders on the world stage-Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush. He analyzes the belief in ethical intervention that led to his decisions to go to war in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and, most controversially of all, in Iraq.In frank, unflinching, often wry detail, Tony Blair charts the ups and downs of his career to provide insight into the man as well as the politician and statesman. He also looks ahead, to emerging power relationships and economies, addressing the vital issues and complexities of our global world.Few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Tony Blair, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Here, uniquely, we have his own journey, in his own words. The Washington Post - Leonard Downie Jr. …[a] well-written and perhaps unintentionally self-revealing memoir…
AcknowledgementsIntroduction1 High Expectations 32 The Apprentice Leader 323 New Labour 664 Honeymoon 1085 Princess Diana 1336 Peace in Northern Ireland 1537 "We Govern in Prose" 2008 Kosovo 2239 Forces of Conservatism 25410 Managing Crises 28711 A Mandate for New Labour 31312 9/11: "Shoulder to Shoulder" 34113 Iraq: Countdown to War 37114 Resolution 41315 Iraq: The Aftermath 43816 Domestic Reform 47617 2005: TB/GB 50618 Triumph and Tragedy 53819 Toughing It Out 56620 Endgame 59421 Departure 61822 Postscript 655Index 683
