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For the past decade, Alastair Campbell has been as close to Tony Blair as anyone. Campbell was a key figure in Westminister and, by the end of his eight-year relationship with Blair, the most powerful spin-doctor this country has ever seen.
Now Britain has entered a so-called 'new-era' under Gordon Brown and this has been chosen as the time to release The Blair Years - Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries. This hefty tome was plonked on my desk this morning and I was asked to feature it. Thankfully, I wasn't asked to read it cover to cover. At nearly 800 pages, I suspect many of those brave souls that have purchased it will flick through it focusing on what interests them, as I have.
The Independent has condensed some of the highlights to give you a taster of what to expect - a candid, revealing account of one of the most important periods in our country's political history.
If that isn't enough, the BBC is promoting the book heavily with a three-part series on BBC2 starting tomorrow (Wednesday July 11) at 8pm and continuing on Thursday and Friday.
To watch Campbell get attacked on Newsnight by the then leader of the opposition Michael Howard, during which Campbell is accused of "bullying and lying his way across our political life", click here.
As the book is digested by the blogosphere, we are sure to see an unprescedented level of opinion from all corners. Prepare yourselves.
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