The point of departure /
Cook, Robin F.
London : Simon & Schuster,
2003.
In March 2003, Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons and former Foreign Secretary, resigned from the Cabinet in protest at the coming war in Iraq.
1. 'This is the job for you" -- Why Parliament must modernise -- Democracy and the House of Lords -- 2. The seige of Derry -- The US neo-con battle plan -- Parliament and press: a vicious cycle -- Lords reform: from heredity to patronage? -- 3. A bridge too far -- Britain and Washington -- The West's complicity with Saddam -- Britain and Europe -- Parliament and parties -- 4. Putting parliament first -- The Euro: collateral damage of Iraq -- Parliament's right to vote on war -- 5. We did good work that night -- The UN: the first casualty of war -- The September dossier: intelligence or propaganda? -- Modernisation of Parliament: the summing up -- 6. Moving apart -- Containment: a strategy that worked -- Misreading the public mood -- Lords reform: lost among the options -- 7. The final break -- Saddam and al-Qa'ida: the missing link -- Humanitarian intervention and the UN -- The second term: a missed opportunity -- How real a threat? -- 8. After the battle was over -- 9. Where do we go from here?
In March 2003, Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons and former Foreign Secretary, resigned from the Cabinet in protest at the coming war in Iraq.
Cook, Robin F.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Iraq War, 2003-
Legislators