The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries
布莱尔时代

# Author:Alastair Campbell
# Format:PDF 2.4MB
# Page Count: 816 pages
# Publisher: Knopf (July 31, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0307268314
# ISBN-13: 978-0307268310

A revelatory account of Tony Blair’s tumultuous leadership, The Blair Years gathers extracts from the diaries of the man who knew him best: Alastair Campbell—Blair’s spokesman from 1994 to 2003, his press secretary, strategist, and closest confidant. It is a compelling chronicle of contemporary British politics and the rise of New Labour, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in Britain’s history.

Here are the defining events of the time, from the Labour Party’s new dawn to the war on terror; from the death of Princess Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland; from Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position. Here also are Blair’s relationships with world leaders and heads of state, including presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But above all, here is Tony Blair up close and personal, making the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and frequently hostile pressure.

Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the prime minister than anyone, and his diaries—at times brutally frank, often funny, always engrossing—take the reader right to the heart of government.
The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs at No. 10 Downing Street. But amid the landmark events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most influential people in the world.

A completely riveting book about life at the very top, told by a man who saw it all.


中文介绍 [自动翻译,仅供参考]
1启示帐户的英国首相布莱尔的动荡不定的领导下，布莱尔多年来收集摘录了日记的人认识他的最好：坎贝尔-布莱尔的发言人，从1994年至2003年，他的新闻秘书，军事家，和最亲密的心腹。这是一个令人信服的纪事当代英国政治和崛起的新的劳动，提供了第一个重要的纪录，显着10年来在英国的历史。

这里是决定性事件的时间，从英国工党的新的曙光，向反恐战争中，从死亡的戴安娜王妃，以和平谈判在北爱尔兰，从科索沃，阿富汗和伊拉克向赫顿调查的2003 年，在这一年坎贝尔辞去他的职务。这里又是布莱尔的关系，同世界各国领导人和国家元首，其中包括总统克林顿和布什的拒绝。但最重要的是，这里是英国首相布莱尔的密切和人身权利，使所作出的决定，影响了千百万人的生命，无情的，而且经常敌对的压力。

常常被形容为第二个最有力的人物，在英国，坎贝尔并不陌生争议。敬畏钦佩，在平等的措施，深恶痛绝的一些人来说，他是关键，以成立新的劳动和耸人听闻的选举胜利的1997年。坎贝尔用醒来时，伴随总理比任何人，和他的日记-有时甚至残酷地坦白说，经常搞笑，总是引人入胜-以读者的权利，以政府核心。
布莱尔多年，是一个故事的政治中的原料，进展和挫折的时候，对名誉，??摧毁了，下无情的审议工作24小时的媒体。坚定不移地说，它涵盖的危机和丑闻后，该行与公务员辞职，跌宕起伏，第10号，唐宁街。但中具有里程碑意义的事件，是启发和意见，使这是一个显着的人力写照一些最有影响力的人，在世界上。

一个完全铆本关于生活在非常热门，告诉一个人看到这一切。