{"product_id":"a-view-from-the-foothills","title":"A View From The Foothills","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' \u003c\/i\u003eChris Mullin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for example - he has held several prominent posts. To the apoplexy of the whips, he was for a time the only person appointed to government who voted against the Iraq War. He also chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee, giving him direct access to the court of Tony Blair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrreverent, wry and candid, Mullin's keen sense of the ridiculous allows him to give a far clearer insight into the workings of Government than other, more overtly successful politicians. He offers humorous and incisive takes on all aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. His critically acclaimed diary will entertain and amuse far beyond the political classes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791277060275,"sku":"9781846682308","price":572.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478132429781846682308.jpg?v=1762855349","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/a-view-from-the-foothills","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}