We don't do God
By: John Burton, Eileen McCabe
Contributors: McCabe, Eileen
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781847063526
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Religion; Religion and politics; Spiritual biography; Ex-prime ministers
Description: "Based on new material from revealing conversations from those closest to Blair, We Don't Do God traces the influences that helped shape Blair's world viewpoint. Drawn on previously unpublished interviews, the book concludes that his political thinking was ruled by a profound sense of mission, shaped by 'the four or five principal influences in my life'." "John Burton was one of those 'principal influences'. Burton was Blair's agent and mentor for the duration of his parliamentary career. Co-author Eileen McCabe, a television journalist in the North East, reported on New Labour's landslide victories that changed the political landscape for more than a decade. Together, mentor and journalist provide an informed account of Blair's political and religious journey that will help us understand more deeply one of the most enigmatic prime ministers of the post-war years." --Book Jacket.