Paul Routledge

Not good enough

Tony Blair gave his record in government ten out of ten, though an ungrateful electorate scored rather less well and his Cabinet colleagues performed even worse.

  • The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain?

    Polly Toynbee and David Walker

    Granta, pp. 314

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