The Irish Diaries: (1994-2003) [Paperback]

The four volumes of spokesman and strategist Alastair Campbells diaries?were a publishing sensation.
As British Prime Minister Tony Blairs right-hand man, former journalist and?political analyst Campbell played a critical role in every aspect of New?Labour strategy. Charting the course of British government from July 1994 to?August 2003, Campbell?s relentlessly honest, often controversial,?occasionally brutal, and always razor-sharp commentary has drawn critical?acclaim from around the world.

This newly edited one-volume edition focuses on one of the?Blair governments biggest successes, the Northern Ireland peace process.?From the high of the Good Friday?agreement and devolution in Northern?Ireland, to the deadly lows of the Manchester and Omagh bombings,The Irish?Diariesexplores the tensions, all-night talks, adrenalin-fuelled?negotiations and heady personality clashes that are such an intrinsic part?of democratic politics. Newly annotated and fully revised by?Campbell and featuring commissioned material?by key figures in the Irish peace process such as former Taoiseach Bertie?Ahern,Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell himself,The Irish Diariesis?invaluable for readers with an interest in Irish history.

Charting the course of British government from July 1994 to?August 2003, Alastair Campbell?s relentlessly honest, often controversial,?occasionally brutal, and always razor-sharp commentary has drawn critical?acclaim from around the world.