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    A Walk On Part: The Fall of New Labour
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    A Walk On Part: The Fall of New Labour

    By Chris Mullin and Michael Chaplin

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    Chris Mullin’s witty and irreverent take on contemporary politics adapted for the stage, reflecting three worlds during a time of crisis and change – the febrile political village of Westminster, the flash points of Africa which he toured as a minister, and the fragile community he served as an MP.

    ‘Fast paced and very funny... Blending gossip, insight and details of the frustrations of ministerial and backbench life alike... [an] exhilarating adaptation...I cannot recommend it too highly.’ 4* Michael Billington -Guardian

    ‘[an] absorbing evening...a bit of a must.’ 4* The Telegraph

    ‘Anyone with even a passing interest in how this country has been governed over the past 15 years is advised to walk on in. Mullin’s decency and ideological conviction — not to mention a wonderful sense of humour, directed at himself as well as his colleagues — guides our journey safely. It’s impossible not to feel politics is the poorer without Mullin.’ 4* Evening Standard

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOberon Modern Plays
    Release dateJun 18, 2012
    ISBN9781849432696
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    A Walk On Part: The Fall of New Labour
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    Chris Mullin

    Chris Mullin was elected labour MP for Sunderland South in 1987. He chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a minister in three departments. He is the author of the A View From the Foothills and Decline and Fall(Profile) and the novel A Very British Coup (Serpent's Tail)

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    • 4/5
      A great canter through the early New Labour era. Chris Mullin writes sharply and provides plenty of not terribly discreet comment on the political machinations and players of the 94-99 years. Overall, very easy and enjoyable reading for fans of the political diary genre.
    • 5/5
      Another outstanding diary from Mullin. Possibly one of the best political diary writers from recent years.