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Book of the Week: Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010

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Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010

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Chris Mullin reflects on the mounting disquiet over Gordon Brown's leadership.

As 2008 approaches, MP Chris Mullin reflects on the mounting disquiet over Gordon Brown's leadership. Read by Sam Dale.

The second volume of Chris Mullin's diaries reflect irreverently and humorously on New Labour's last term in office. Today, 2008 approaches, and there is mounting disquiet over Gordon Brown's leadership. 

Chris Mullin is the former MP for Sunderland South, a journalist  and author. His books include the first volume of his acclaimed diaries, "A View From the Foothills." He also wrote the thriller, "A Very British Coup", with the television version winning  BAFTA and Emmy awards. He was a minister in three departments, Environment, Transport and Regions, International Development and The Foreign Office.

The reader is Sam Dale.
The abridger is Penny Leicester.
The producer is Elizabeth Allard.

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Sam Dale reads from the second volume of former New Labour minister Chris Mullin's diaries

Sam Dale reads from the second volume of former MP and New Labour minister Chris Mullin's irreverent and humourous diaries

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