Omnirambles
Subtitle: the Collected Writings of Damian McBride
Publisher: Biteback Publishing Ltd; Biteback Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London [England]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849548359; 9781322526867; 9781849547895
Subjects: English essays; LITERARY CRITICISM; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Description: His explosive insider memoir Power Trip was hailed as the must-read of 2013, making The Thick of It look tame, and now Damian McBride is back with more razor-sharp observations taken from his widely acclaimed blog. The former spin-doctor, a pivotal but notorious figure in the New Labour government, has since become one of the most sought-after commentators on all things political and it's easy to see why. McBride's musings provide frank and fascinating accounts of the functions (or dysfunctions) of the political machine, and the peculiar machinations of its operators. Now, in Omnirambles,
Table of contents: title: Cover; PRAISE; TITLE PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; DON'T THROW THE BEER OUT WITH THE BUCKFAST; REMEMBERING THE RIVIERA EARTHQUAKE; JERRY LORDAN: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE; WHERE GEORGE WENT WRONG; THE EXAM BOARDS RACKET; FORTY DAYS IN THE DESERT (FORTY-SIX, ACTUALLY); RIP BILL HALPIN, 1929-2012; A TRIP TO THE VETS; ERROL BARROW AND THE MIRROR IMAGE; FIVE YEARS ON: THE DAY GB BECAME PM; FIVE YEARS ON: TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF CRISIS MICRO-MANAGEMENT; A GLORY THROUGH THE GLOOM; WHAT DAVE CAN LEARN FROM THE MANXMEN; FOR THE LOVE OF LUTHER; THE TRAGIC TALE OF JOHN BARRON.; title: The heroism of sgt frank mitchellthe seven-year hitch; the seven basic plots of politics; five years on: the election that never was; jimmy savile's knighthood: the civil service rearguard; flight 571: the miracle in the andes; why dave needs artie, paula & beverly; downing street does need new people; 'is little nell dead?'; title: not on this evidence; paradise regained or damnation postponed?; the unemployment figures: a taxman's view; whither the grid?; why did the grid wither?; extreme lenting 2013; of swimming, subsidies and civil servants; going to the mattresses: the art of surviving a coup.; title: THE BUDGET AND THE BLOKE IN THE PUBSTANDARD PRACTICE; 2010: A PARTICULARLY SHARP INTAKE; THE PROMISED LAND; FOURTEEN DAYS IN MAY, TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO; MR GOVE, MEET MR OGILVIE; HERE'S TO THREE STRIKES TOMMY WATSON; FORTY WEEKS, FORTY DAYS: A TIME FOR WARRIORS; OK THEN, ANSWER ME THIS ... ; THE ART OF BLOCKING EU APPOINTMENTS; SOME MISSING WORDS ON EUROPE; HAVE YOU NO SENSE OF DECENCY, HARRIET?; WILL I BE GASCOIGNE OR CANIGGIA?; ITV vs BBC = GERMANY vs ARGENTINA; WHAT IS POINT, RESHUFFLE?; HOSTAGES, RODS AND WREATHS; BARBARA MCBRIDE: A EULOGY PART ONE; BARBARA MCBRIDE: A EULOGY PART TWO.; title: Don't dismiss alan brazil ... happy 40th birthday, shiv; ferguson today versus new york fifty years ago; measures that make you go 'hmmm' ... ; why my dad would be voting 'no'; english votes for english laws ... meh; ed balls: a lot of tough tackles; a few subtle passes; an important day for our media; the humility hole in cameron's speech; acknowledgements; copyright; advertisement.