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Diaries Volume 8 - Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit, 2010-2015 (Hardcover)
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Diaries Volume 8 - Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit, 2010-2015 (Hardcover)
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'If the face that Brexit Britain presents to the world today had
been the face we had presented when going for the Games... no
chance. In less than a decade it feels like we have taken that
Olympic spirit, the mood of London 2012, and created a Britain
which represents the very opposite of all it represented, and felt
like, at the time.' - Introduction, Alastair Campbell Diaries,
Volume 8 It's 2010 and Britain stands at a crossroads. After
thirteen years in power, Labour find themselves out in the cold as
David Cameron takes office - with a little help from the Liberal
Democrats. As the country begins its journey into austerity and,
eventually, to Brexit, Alastair Campbell must grapple with his own
future. The Blair-Brown years are over, with the stage set for a
bitter leadership contest that will test loyalties and friendships
to the limit. There are battles closer to home, too, with Campbell
still torn between domestic and political life while his own and
his family's mental health come under increasing strain. From the
controversial Rose Garden speech, through the sunny optimism of the
Olympics, to Cameron's cavalier attitude to not one but two
referendums, and culminating in the critical 2015 election, Volume
8 of Campbell's acclaimed diaries is a must-read for anyone
wondering how we got to where we are today - and how things might
have been different.
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