Press secretaries -- Great Britain -- Diaries

'Prelude to Power' is the first of four volumes and covers the early days of New Labour, culminating in their victory at the polls in 1997. It details the extraordinary tensions between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

'Power and the People' is the second of four volumes, and covers the first two years of the New Labour government, beginning with their landslide victory at the polls in 1997. It details an astonishing array of events and personalities, progress and setbacks, crises and scandals, as Labour make t...

The third volume of diaries, covering 1999 to 2001. Life continues apace for Campbell and the New Labour government. Alongside the day-to-day running of the country, they deal with the fallout from the military action in Kosovo, continuing negotiations over Northern Ireland, and the pressures whi...

This is the final volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries, and perhaps the most eagerly awaited given the ground it covers. It begins on September 11, 2001, a day which wrote itself immediately into the history books, and it ends on the day Campbell leaves Downing Street.

Having succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown wants Alistair Campbell at his side. Campbell resists. Soon, he is earning not only praise but big money from motivational speaking and writing novels which darkly reflect the personal mood swings that continue to concern both him and hi...

Lifting the lid on the power battles at the heart of the Labour Party that sowed the seeds of today's turmoil, 'Outside, Inside' is a vivid and compelling insight into modern political history, and a candid reflection on the personal impact of life in the corridors of power.