As the Iraqi conflict led to his resignation from the Cabinet, Robin Cook, former Foreign Secretary, will naturally focus on the build-up to and the consequences of the war. He will also explore how the excitement at Blair's victory in l997 - and the very real advances in his first parliament - have given way to a decline in public confidence, deepening challenges to parliamentary democracy and an increasing loss of momentum in his second parliament. Based on first-hand experiences of the Cabinet and Commons since the last election, Cook will explain how decisions came to be taken and explore the consequences of those decisions. The struggle for greater democracy, the increased conservatism of the present government and the march to war provides a dramatic and compelling story.
- ISBN10 0743252551
- ISBN13 9780743252553
- Publish Date 1 December 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 29 February 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English