Hinterland
About this book
All serious politicians are supposed to possess a hinterland, but not all do. Chris Mullin was one who did. By the time he entered parliament he had reported from the wars in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and tracked down the survivors of the CIA operation in Tibet. He was the author of three novels, including the classic A Very British Coup. His successful campaign to free the innocent people convicted of the Birmingham bombings was described as 'one of the greatest feats ever achieved by an investigative reporter'. Elected to parliament, aged 39, he quickly established himself as a fearless inquisitor before going on to become a minister in three departments. His three volumes of diaries have been widely acclaimed as the best account of the Blair years and the rise and fall New Labour. He left parliament in 2010 ('better to go while people are still asking why rather than when'). These are his memoirs.
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Table of contents
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter One: Poor Sunderland
- Chapter Two: The Deep North
- Chapter Three: ‘Your mummy has gone to the angels’
- Chapter Four: ‘We will either make you or break you’
- Chapter Five: Something to Write Home About
- Chapter Six: Friends and Lovers
- Chapter Seven: Good Morning, Vietnam
- Chapter Eight: Seven Days in Tibet
- Chapter Nine: My Brief Career as a Novelist
- Chapter Ten: Moderates and Extremists
- Chapter Eleven: A Little Local Difficulty
- Chapter Twelve: Deep North Two
- Chapter Thirteen: Loony MP Backs Bomb Gang
- Chapter Fourteen: The Path to Respectability
- Chapter Fifteen: A Little Light Governing
- Epilogue
- Plates
- Picture Credits
- Index
