Blair Inc
Subtitle: the man behind the mask
By: Francis Beckett, David Hencke, Nick Kochan
Contributors: Hencke, David, author; Kochan, Nick, author
Publisher: John Blake
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781784183707
Subjects: Biography; Prime ministers; Businesspeople; Politicians; Politics and government; Labour Party (Great Britain)
Other titles: Blair incorporated
Description: Since leaving office in 2007, the secretive empire of Tony Blair has grown exponentially, with an estimated GBP80 million of earnings accrued in just a few short years. But how has he managed to achieve this? Blair Inc.: The Man behind the Mask exposes the private dealings of this very public figure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-364) and index.
Table of contents: title: A Hands-Off Envoy: Blair in the Middle East; title: The Blair Rich Project; title: Europe: Blair's Failed Ambitions; title: Adviser to Oil-Rich Sheikhs; title: Apologist for Dictators: Central Asia Provides Fertile Pickings; title: Burma's Military Government Call in Blair; title: Embracing Gaddafi; title: Blair and Mandelson: The Parting of the Ways; title: Selling Influence to the Arab World; title: The Transatlantic Connection; title: Africa: More Commerce Than Cause; title: Doing God; title: Family Fortunes; title: The Property Portfolio; title: A Route Back to British Politics; title: A Gold-Plated Prison.