The Blairs And Their Court

by Francis Beckett, David Hencke

Two top investigative journalists offer a “warts–and–all” portrait of the British Prime Minister and his wife Cherie Booth, including their complicated love affair with the rich, the royal, and the House of Lords, and the gradual dissolution of the Blair “court.”

Genres: Politics

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Casper Denck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blair has been doing is best to push his memoirs 'My Journey' which is a reminder of Blair's undoubted skills in PR. Blairs and their Court is very much a work from outside the PR bubble. In fact, that this is an unofficial biography is trumpeted as a major reason why this book is more trusted than many others.

It is fair to say Beckett and Hencke are not fans of Blair and present a man who is, in the very worst way, apolitical. The book charts a career of political inaction, allowing careerism to trump social conscience. However, this is not just a criticism of Blair but an effective history of the Labour movement of the last couple of decades and the product of some meticulous research.

Overall this is an effective and readable book. It is now somewhat dated since it does not cover all of Blair's premiership and could probably do with a re-issue bringing the book up to date.

There's a Guardian review here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/20...

[Gili Austin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a real eye opener on the Blairs.But politics are what they are! People go in for that game because they are quite ruthless.... not much difference between Western politicians and Russian ones, for example, although the west paints the latter as " not to be trusted evil individuals"