Gordon Brown is one of the country's most fascinating politicians, but, despite having been Chancellor since 1997, and a challenger for the leadership before that, little is known about him as a person, and he continues to be an enigma. Francis Beckett, an experienced political author, journalist and commentator, has set out to provide a portrait and an assessment: What sort of man is he? What do his life and career tell us about the sort of Prime Minister he will be? Will a Brown government be fundamentally different from a Blair government? Does he have 'psychological flaws?' Does he have the ruthless drive necessary to get and keep the top job - remembering the many occasions on which he has blinked at the last moment when decisive action might have brought Blair down and installed Brown in 10 Downing Street? Is he a socialist in a way that Blair is not? How far has he compromised himself by supporting policies he did not agree with - tuition fees, foundation hospitals, and even the Iraq war? This is not perhaps a conventional biography, but it tells us more about the 'real' Gordon Brown that many 'official' tomes. It is timed to be published as Gordon Brown becomes PM.
It reveals the key characteristics of Brown and the questions we all need are answered. It is written by an experienced political author and journalist. It knows many of the key players in New Labour.
- ISBN10 1842752138
- ISBN13 9781842752135
- Publish Date 16 July 2007 (first published 1 June 2007)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 11 May 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Imprint Politico's Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English