From prison cell to the political limelight, and back again, there is no doubt that Tommy Sheridan - tanned, handsome and armed with a soundbite for every occasion - was one of the most colourful figures in the drab, dusty world of party politics. Yet behind the charismatic exterior of the man who first came to public notice during the anti- Poll Tax movement and later led the Scottish Socialist Party to become a strong voice in the new Scottish parliament was a deeply flawed, manipulative individual whose own actions led to one of the most spectacular political downfalls in recent history.Written by his closest political associate for over twenty years, and based on a raft of documentary and eyewitness information, much of it appearing in print for the first time, this is the no-holds barred inside story of the rise and fall of one of the most fascinating figures in recent Scottish politics. Combining elements of tragedy, thriller and farce, it presents the stark, ugly truth behind Sheridan's victorious defamation action against the News of the World in 2006 and subsequent perjury trial in 2010, which contained some of the most dramatic courtroom scenes in Scottish legal history.Yet despite the lurid and sensationalist aspects of Sheridan's life and career, this is also a serious exploration of wider political and psychological themes which offers some salutary lessons at a time when public confidence in politicians has seldom been lower.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. 1984–1988: The Graduate
- 2. 1988–1992: A Taste of Fame
- 3. 1992–1998: Jailhouse Shock
- 4. 1999–2002: The Clenched Fist Politician
- 5. 2002–2003: Warning Signs on the M8
- 6. 1999–2004: Behind the Scenes
- 7. 31 October 2004: Cupid’s Poison Arrow
- 8. Early November 2004: Showdown
- 9. Mid-November 2004: Smoke and Mirrors
- 10. Late November 2004: Tower of Lies
- 11. Late 2004 Onwards: The Discovery of the Evil Empire
- 12. 2005: A Game of Poker
- 13. Mid-May 2006: The Minutes Tick Away
- 14. Late May 2006: Open Letter Bomb
- 15. 28 May 2006: Mayhem and Misogyny
- 16. July 2006: The Titanic Sets Sail
- 17. July 2006: Tabloids in Paradise
- 18. July 2006: The Moat’s Murky Waters
- 19. July 2006: Losing the Plot
- 20. Early August 2006: Tears and Triumph
- 21. August 2006: Tommymania
- 22. August–September 2006: The Bollocks of Henry the Eighth
- 23. August–October 2006: Sex, Lies and Videotape
- 24. October 2006–May 2007: Enter the Police
- 25. Mid–Late 2007: ‘You’re under arrest.’
- 26. 2008: Friends and Enemies in High Places
- 27. 2009–2010: From Big Brother to Big Bother
- 28. Autumn 2010: Trial of the Decade
- 29. December 2010: Day of Reckoning
- Epilogue
- Sources
- Plates
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