Irish Diaries

The four volumes of spokesman and strategist Alastair Campbell's diarieswere a publishing sensation. As British Prime Minister Tony Blair's right-hand man, former journalist andpolitical analyst Campbell played a critical role in every aspect of NewLabour strategy. Charting the course of British government from July 1994 toAugust 2003, Campbell¹s relentlessly honest, often controversial,occasionally brutal, and always razor-sharp commentary has drawn criticalacclaim from around the world. This newly edited one-volume edition focuses on one of theBlair government's biggest successes, the Northern Ireland peace process.From the high of the Good Fridayagreement and devolution in NorthernIreland, to the deadly lows of the Manchester and Omagh bombings, The IrishDiaries explores the tensions, all-night talks, adrenalin-fuellednegotiations and heady personality clashes that are such an intrinsic partof democratic politics. Newly annotated and fully revised byCampbell and featuring commissioned materialby key figures in the Irish peace process such as former Taoiseach BertieAhern,Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell himself, The Irish Diaries isinvaluable for readers with an interest in Irish history.