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‘As a psychological profile, an exploration of personal ambition and a study of political obsession driven by religious angst, this biography is gripping.’ Daily Telegraph
‘Intensively researched but coolly critical…this remains the most thorough biography we have.’ Independent
‘What makes this worth reading is Bower’s damning indictment of Brown's main boast: his supposedly sure stewardship of the economy.’ The Times
‘A powerful book which poses serious questions.’ James Naughtie
‘Compulsively readable…essential reading.’ Norman Lamont
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'What makes this worth reading is Bower's damning indictment of
Brown's main boast: his supposedly sure stewardship of the economy.'
Brown's main boast: his supposedly sure stewardship of the economy.'
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37 of 43 people found the following review helpful
If only 10% of this book is true we are dealing with a VERY dangerous Prime Minister who after 10 years of waiting hasn't a clue what to do and is so indicisive he can't even buy his own clothes.
The indications are that he will be a poor PM but we will see.
A book worth reading if you want to be shocked about the billions wasted in the last 10 years ... I was.
Update March 2009 ... this book is essentially correct e.g. dithering over the election in autumn 2008 and the collapse of our financial system run by the Brown inspired FSA.
Update April 2009 McBridegate ... so much of what is in this book makes the McBride/Draper emails so understandable and so easy to believe that Brown knew and condoned what was happening, even if not in precise detail.
The indications are that he will be a poor PM but we will see.
A book worth reading if you want to be shocked about the billions wasted in the last 10 years ... I was.
Update March 2009 ... this book is essentially correct e.g. dithering over the election in autumn 2008 and the collapse of our financial system run by the Brown inspired FSA.
Update April 2009 McBridegate ... so much of what is in this book makes the McBride/Draper emails so understandable and so easy to believe that Brown knew and condoned what was happening, even if not in precise detail.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Magnificently well researched, authoritative, indexed and referenced. Bower is well known for independent, 'no holds barred' biographies which others call vindictiveness. But it is not his job to be the subjects PR man and you can rely on the fact that he isn't printing spin from the subject. The book is relentlessly negative about Brown because that is what the facts suggest. It is the facts of Brown's failure and manoeuvring over the last ten years that are negative not the writing.
In classic Brown style he "intimated" to be interviewed but never responded to attempts to arrange an interview. This book has the quality of not being a spin exercise and an Orwellian opportunity for Brown to re-write history as with Routledge's effort.
So-called mistakes are nothing of the sort for example George Galloway was born a Catholic (easily searched). But no book is published without small mistakes, Tony Wright was mistakenly called a councillor when he was an MP from 1992.
It is written in a refreshingly anti-political way which means no spin, no couching, no obfuscating and is especially revealing in the use of economic and financial figures.
There are not that many revelations to someone who follows politics closely but for the average voter this book will be dynamite. And to most readers the relentless catalogue of failures and political manoeuvring is mind-boggling and horrific. The last ten years will make sense after reading this book. This book is a must to read before the next election.
In classic Brown style he "intimated" to be interviewed but never responded to attempts to arrange an interview. This book has the quality of not being a spin exercise and an Orwellian opportunity for Brown to re-write history as with Routledge's effort.
So-called mistakes are nothing of the sort for example George Galloway was born a Catholic (easily searched). But no book is published without small mistakes, Tony Wright was mistakenly called a councillor when he was an MP from 1992.
It is written in a refreshingly anti-political way which means no spin, no couching, no obfuscating and is especially revealing in the use of economic and financial figures.
There are not that many revelations to someone who follows politics closely but for the average voter this book will be dynamite. And to most readers the relentless catalogue of failures and political manoeuvring is mind-boggling and horrific. The last ten years will make sense after reading this book. This book is a must to read before the next election.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Having just finished reading 'Gordon Brown Prime Minister' all I can say is that I am glad I didn't read it earlier or I would have been scared for longer. The book is excellent and shows just how much of a bully and control freak Brown is, and how much of OUR money he is prepared to waste to feed his ego. In some ways the book reminded me of the biography of Mao, not because Brown is a mass murderer but because the book is a list of ever more depressing facts.
Don't read the book if you are prone to stress or you will just end up screaming out loud at the horrors that Brown has inflicted on our country as Chancellor and now a Prime Minister. The most depressing aspect is that if instead of squandering vast billions of our money Brown had actually looked at what was best for the country instead of his ego we would have amazingly good public services and a decent pension system.
As I say an interesting book but not a fun read.
Don't read the book if you are prone to stress or you will just end up screaming out loud at the horrors that Brown has inflicted on our country as Chancellor and now a Prime Minister. The most depressing aspect is that if instead of squandering vast billions of our money Brown had actually looked at what was best for the country instead of his ego we would have amazingly good public services and a decent pension system.
As I say an interesting book but not a fun read.
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Fascinating account of the man "behind the throne" in Downing Street, reveals what a complex, and sometimes troubled character out former Prime Minister is, and was, during the New... Read more
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Well written book about Britain's worst ever Prime Minister
Well researched and interesting account of a man who should never have become Prime Minister in the first place (and who, after all, was only elected by his own party). Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by Fiction Fan
An eye opener on a control freak who has broken Britain
I have read this book and, like many other readers, have been amazed as to how a man with his personality flaws was allowed to, in effect, practically control the entire government... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by Peter BOOTHBY-SMITH
No one can say he wasn't warned.
What I find very interesting about this book is that the author does not explicitly forecast the kind of Prime Minister Gordon Brown will turn out to be. Read more
Published on 30 May 2009 by P. B. A. Morgan
Compelling
I'm into politics in a big way anyway - but sometimes its hard to find a compelling, impartial read. Well . . . this is it! Read more
Published on 14 May 2009 by C. Munro
Great Fiction!
This is a wonderful book of fiction that takes an ordinary human being and turns him into a raving, sulking, obsessive and vengeful individual who can do nothing right, and whose... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2009 by Ukhuman1st
Well Irwin (Mar 2008), now we know!
That more than 10% true and this man is as awful as this book described.
We were warned.
We were warned.
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by milfleurs
Brown
This book is an eye-opener and a damning indictment of Brown. It gives an insight into the New Labour machine and Brown's alleged nefarious activities.
Published on 4 Jan 2009 by Goldminer
Well, knock me down with a haggis?
First of all I have to admit I 'speed read' this book in one afternoon; not because it was boring but because I was short of time. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by claire_martin
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