Damian McBride: Damian McBride was former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's chief political advisor until he was forced to resign in a scandal in 2009.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface ix Slow Ascent into Hell 1. Easter Monday, 2009 3 2. Warning Signs 5 3. The Fast Stream 10 4. Customs as I Am 16 5. The Treasury Type 23 6. A Trucking Mess 29 7. VAT Man Again. And Again 36 8. Sport of Queens 43 9. My Demon Booze 49 10. Meeting the Mother 56 11. The Art of the Budget 62 12. Rising to the Top 70 Going to the Dark Side 13. What Makes the Two Eds Tick? 79 14. Breaking Bad News 86 15. The Art of Budget Briefing 95 16. Interviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 105 17. Dirty Hands 114 18. Security 120 19. The Washingtonian 127 20. Lead in the Pencil 135 21. Gordon and the Eds 142 22. The Politics of Poverty 150 23. Honours 159 24. 'The Evil That Men Do' 165 Mad Dog on the Loose 25. Blair and Brown: The Cola Wars 173 26. Taking On the Tories 183 27. Leaks and Leakers 189 28. The Art of Overseas Trips 197 29. The Editors 206 30. Political Footballs 214 31. Conference 223 32. The Family Guy 232 33. Going to the Mattresses 241 34. Asian Persuasion 250 35. Becoming the Leader 259 36. What We Lost the Day We Won 267 The Rollercoaster 37. The Hacks 279 38. Riding High 286 39. Presidents and First Ladies 294 40. Maggie and Me 302 41. Too Many Mistakes 307 42. New People 321 43. Thursday Night Lies 330 44. For the Glory of Gordon 337 45. The Forces of Hell 347 46. The David Miliband Conundrum 356 47. The Art of the Reshuffle 364 48. 'Rough Seas Make Good Sailors' 374 Walk Through the Storm 49. The Darker Arts 385 50. Anatomy of a Resignation 395 51. Back to the Beginning 404 52. Politics, Gordon and Me 414 Acknowledgements 423 Index
Preface ix Slow Ascent into Hell 1. Easter Monday, 2009 3 2. Warning Signs 5 3. The Fast Stream 10 4. Customs as I Am 16 5. The Treasury Type 23 6. A Trucking Mess 29 7. VAT Man Again. And Again 36 8. Sport of Queens 43 9. My Demon Booze 49 10. Meeting the Mother 56 11. The Art of the Budget 62 12. Rising to the Top 70 Going to the Dark Side 13. What Makes the Two Eds Tick? 79 14. Breaking Bad News 86 15. The Art of Budget Briefing 95 16. Interviews: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 105 17. Dirty Hands 114 18. Security 120 19. The Washingtonian 127 20. Lead in the Pencil 135 21. Gordon and the Eds 142 22. The Politics of Poverty 150 23. Honours 159 24. 'The Evil That Men Do' 165 Mad Dog on the Loose 25. Blair and Brown: The Cola Wars 173 26. Taking On the Tories 183 27. Leaks and Leakers 189 28. The Art of Overseas Trips 197 29. The Editors 206 30. Political Footballs 214 31. Conference 223 32. The Family Guy 232 33. Going to the Mattresses 241 34. Asian Persuasion 250 35. Becoming the Leader 259 36. What We Lost the Day We Won 267 The Rollercoaster 37. The Hacks 279 38. Riding High 286 39. Presidents and First Ladies 294 40. Maggie and Me 302 41. Too Many Mistakes 307 42. New People 321 43. Thursday Night Lies 330 44. For the Glory of Gordon 337 45. The Forces of Hell 347 46. The David Miliband Conundrum 356 47. The Art of the Reshuffle 364 48. 'Rough Seas Make Good Sailors' 374 Walk Through the Storm 49. The Darker Arts 385 50. Anatomy of a Resignation 395 51. Back to the Beginning 404 52. Politics, Gordon and Me 414 Acknowledgements 423 Index
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