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A Journey

By: Tony Blair
Narrated by: Tony Blair
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Summary
 In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Now his memoirs reveal in intimate detail this unique political and personal journey, providing an insight into the man, the politician and the statesman, and charting successes, controversies and disappointments with an extraordinary candour. The Journey will prove essential and compulsive reading for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of our global world. As an account of the nature and uses of power, it will also have a readership that extends well beyond politics, to all those who want to understand the challenges of leadership today. Elections & Political Process Europe Great Britain Politics & Activism Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State Middle East England War Iran Africa Leadership United Kingdom Socialism Military Government
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A retrospective swansong on the many choices made as PM. At times informative, at others intensely self-abosrbed. Reasonably well read but at times fairly monotone.

Swansong on a career

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Like many, I suspect, I long for the days when the Tories had some real opposition and so it is perhaps through rose tinted glasses that I remember the years when the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, were in power.
The Northern Ireland peace deal, so recklessly jeopardised by the Brexit obsessed current incumbents, was the jewel in Blair's crown, and I was hoping for a bit of that "feel good factor" to trickle back to me through hearing Tony's long and detailed recollections of such events he made happen.
Ironically, as chapter after chapter went on, my wife and I found ourselves, instead, becoming more irritated by the man's boundless self-righteousness and silly faith in religion.
The hubris of demanding Gordon Brown agree to stick to Blair's "New Labour" program before letting go of the reigns of power was astonishing to listen to. The callous way Blair (not the Tories) justified bringing in loans for university students so that UK institutions of education could compete, like businesses, with the top ones in the US was as illuminating as it was depressing.
I thought Blair made a reasonable defence of his actions in Iraq... the lesser of two evils, but overall Tony went down a few notches for me.
It was good to hear all this from the horses mouth and even though Blair's accent did start to grate "a bət" I remain convinced that the best Audible books are read by the author.
Despite my misgivings on the Blair years, obviously I wish it was him at No 10 right now and not BoJo the Clown and I would recommend this to anyone who feels the same way.

Tony down a few notches after this

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Tony’s forthright honesty as he reviews times & events. Recognises that’s it’s his view but also trying, sometimes successfully and sometimes not so successfully, to see the other side but always coming back to his political instincts of what was right, his view of course, and what wasn’t. Leaders have to lead, rightly or wrongly. Others can criticise but he acknowledges the “dark night of the soul” and “the wee small hours of the night” where he battled his demons.
Never had much time for Tony prior to listening to his story. On a scale of 1 to 10 where he, prior to his book, was probably a 1.5. Now after listening he’s probably a 3 or 4. A good listen overall…

A Donegal Protestant mum & a Glaswegian dad

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