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The End of the Party: The Rise and Fall of New Labour by Andrew Rawnsley (view source)
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As an overall history of the second and third regimes I doubt that it will be possible to better this book, but if you are looking for more information or insight into specific events you might need to look elsewhere. For further general insight – from inside the regime, at least initially we can recommend [[A View from the Foothills by Chris Mullin|A View from the Foothills]] and [[Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005 to 2010 by Chris Mullin|Decline and Fall]] both by Chris Mullin and which cover the second and third administrations respectively. John Prescott told his own story (although in a version which is looking increasingly sanitised as time goes on) in [[Prezza: My Story: Pulling No Punches by John Prescott]].
If you're interested in the problems with the financial market you might enjoy [[Reckless: The Rise and Fall of the City by Philip Augar]]. And and [[The Fall of the House of Credit by Alistair Milne]]. For more on the expenses scandal you might like to try [[A Very British Revolution: The Expenses Scandal and How to Save Our Democracy by Martin Bell]] and [[No Expenses Spared by Robert Winnett and Gordon Rayner]] – although the second is less self-indulgent than the first.
The rivalry between Blair and Brown is not without precedent and for more on this subject you should read [[Pistols at Dawn: Two Hundred Years of Political Rivalry from Pitt and Fox to Blair and Brown by John Campbell]].