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==Biographical Articles==
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*[http://www.tonyblairoffice.org tonyblairoffice.org] - Official site with details of Tony Blair's post-[[10 Downing Street|Downing Street]] career.
For the biography see '''[[Tony Blair]]'''
 
==Journalistic reports==
* [http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9149782  ''The Economist'' "Tony Blair: How will history judge him?" leader published May 10th 2007  online]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stm The Blair Years 1997-2007] - BBC articles covering major events of Tony Blair's premiership, with analysis.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stm The Blair Years 1997-2007] - BBC articles covering major events of Tony Blair's premiership, with analysis.
*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/tony_blair/index.html The New York Times] - Includes short biography and links to ''NY Times'' articles relating to Tony Blair.
*[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/tony_blair/index.html The New York Times] - Includes short biography and links to ''NY Times'' articles relating to Tony Blair.
*[http://mondediplo.com/2003/02/04blair Tony Blair, issue by issue] by Tom Bentley; English edition, ''Le Monde diplomatique'', February 2003.
*[http://mondediplo.com/2003/02/04blair Tony Blair, issue by issue] by Tom Bentley; English edition, ''Le Monde diplomatique'', February 2003.
*[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RN/2006-07/07rn22.pdf Tony Blair, British Prime Minister 1997-2007] Research Note, Parliament of Australia.
*[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RN/2006-07/07rn22.pdf Tony Blair,British Prime Minister 1997-2007] Research Note, Parliament of Australia.
 
*''Newsweek:'' '[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19441746/site/newsweek/ Of Roots and Legacies'] 26th June 2007; by Stryker McGuire; (''"As Tony Blair leaves office, the bitterness over Iraq tends to eclipse the memories of how the British prime minister transformed the ruins of an old socialist party into the government of Cool Britannia..."'')
==Speeches==
* ''City Journal:''  '[http://city-journal.org/html/17_3_oh_to_be.html Delusions of Honesty'] Summer 2007. Highly critical article by Theodore Dalrymple: ''"Tony Blair’s domestic legacy: corruption and the erosion of liberty."''
*[http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page12009.asp Tony Blair archive] - official record of Tony Blair's [[speech]]es, [[film]]s and [[podcast]]s from the UK Prime Minister's website.
*''Sunday Times:'' '[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/simon_jenkins/article1875599.ece Blair reinvented the Middle Ages and called it liberal intervention'] June 3rd 2007. Simon Jenkins attacks  Blair's Foreign Policy.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3750847.stm Blair:In his own words] BBC Archive of quotes from Tony Blair during his ten years as Prime Minister
*''Time;'' [http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1618974,00.html Tony Blair: A Decade in Power] Photogallery
 
*''Financial Times:'' '[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36fa51da-fe30-11db-bdc7-000b5df10621.html Blair’s remarkable record'] Phillip Stevens, May 2007 (''"As Mr Blair bows out, many of the epitaphs are about Iraq, about political genius squandered, opportunities lost to a disastrous and deeply unpopular war."'')
==Books about [[Tony Blair]]==
 
*Abse, Leo (2001) ''Tony Blair: The Man Behind the Smile.'' Robson Books, ISBN 1-86105-364-9  Written by a former, left-wing Labour MP, updated as ''Tony Blair: the man who lost his smile'' Robson Books, ISBN1861056982.  Reviewed [http://www.newstatesman.com/200311030011 ("Mugged by an 86-year-old")]in the ''New Statesman'' magazine. Extract: "Adolescent dreams of new regenerative politics acted out in rock [music] may be tolerable. But when the dream of rebirth is elaborated into a political manifesto, then we are placed on the alert; for this is the poison offered by the Nazi and fascist hucksters and accepted by their dupes."


==Books about Tony Blair==
*Abse, Leo (2001) ''Tony Blair: The Man Behind the Smile.'' Robson Books, ISBN 1-86105-364-9  Written by a former, left-wing Labour MP, updated as ''Tony Blair: the man who lost his smile'' Robson Books, ISBN 1861056982. 
*Beckett F, Hencke D (2004) ''The Blairs and Their Court.'' Aurum Press, ISBN 1-84513-024-3 See [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/kelly/story/0,,1313520,00.html extracts] here.
*Beckett F, Hencke D (2004) ''The Blairs and Their Court.'' Aurum Press, ISBN 1-84513-024-3 See [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/kelly/story/0,,1313520,00.html extracts] here.
*Beckett F, Hencke D (2006)''The Survivor: Tony Blair in Peace and War .'' Aurum Press, ISBN 184513110X. Written by two investigative journalists, this book was nominated for Britain’s Channel 4 "Political Book of the Year" Award.
*Beckett F, Hencke D (2006)''The Survivor: Tony Blair in Peace and War .'' Aurum Press, ISBN 184513110X. Written by two investigative journalists, this book was nominated for Britain’s Channel 4 "Political Book of the Year" Award.
*Blair, Tony (2004) ''New Britain: My Vision of a Young Country.'' Westerview Press, ISBN 081334235X. Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199703/ai_n8748747 ("I'll not buy a book by that terrible little man")]in the right-wing ''Spectator'' magazine.
*Campbell, Alastair (2007) ''The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries.'' Knopf, ISBN 0307268314. By the controversial Press Secretary to Tony Blair. Review [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,,2125976,00.html ("Not such a lovely bloke")] in  The ''Guardian'' and another [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article2069264.ece ("Vivid, intriguing, boastful - and honest")] in ''The Times.'' Extract: "April 2003: Clare [Short] was rabbiting on more than ever. I slipped TB [Tony Blair] a note about the time Saddam shot his health minister at a meeting because she was annoying him and did he want me to get a gun? 'Yes,' he scribbled."
*Gould, Philip (1999) ''The Unfinished Revolution: How the Modernisers Saved the Labour Party.'' Abacus, ISBN 0-349-11177-4. Written by one of Blair's strategists. Reviewed in the ''Independent'' newspaper[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981122/ai_n14197935 ("No wonder Tony is a control freak")]
*Naughtie, James (2001) ''The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency.'' Macmillan, ISBN 1-4050-5001-2. James Naughtie is a broadcaster with the BBC, and political journalist.  [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21050-2004Sep14.html Interview] in''The Washington Post.''
*Naughtie, James (2001) ''The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency.'' Macmillan, ISBN 1-4050-5001-2. James Naughtie is a broadcaster with the BBC, and political journalist.  [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21050-2004Sep14.html Interview] in''The Washington Post.''
 
*Naughtie, James (2002) ''The Rivals.'' Fourth estate, ISBN 1841154741 The hardback version was subtitled ''Blair and Brown: the Intimate Story of a Political Marriage.''  Inspired the Channel Four televion drama ''The Deal.''[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1205760/index.html]  
*Naughtie, James (2002) ''The Rivals.'' Fourth estate, ISBN 1841154741 The hardback version was subtitled ''Blair and Brown: the Intimate Story of a Political Marriage.''  Inspired the Channel Four televion drama ''The Deal.''[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1205760/index.html] Reviewed by ''The New Statesman'' [http://www.newstatesman.com/200112170062 ("...James Naughtie was paid more than £300,000 for the inside story on Blair and Brown. But his book was received with boredom and indifference.")]
*Rawnsley, Andrew (2000) ''Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour.'' Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0-241-14029-3.  by a political journalist.  
 
*Rawnsley, Andrew (2000) ''Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour.'' Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0-241-14029-3.  Rawnsley is a broadcaster and political journalist; he is Chief Political Commentator and Associate Editor for the ''Observer'', a British Sunday newspaper. Review [http://www.newstatesman.com/200010090048 ("United they stand")] in the ''New Statesman'', October 2000.
 
*Rentoul, John (2001) ''Tony Blair: Prime Minister.'' Little Brown, ISBN 0-316-85496-4.  First sentence: "Tony Blair's political ambition began at the age of eleven, when his father Leo's ended, on 4 July 1964."  
*Rentoul, John (2001) ''Tony Blair: Prime Minister.'' Little Brown, ISBN 0-316-85496-4.  First sentence: "Tony Blair's political ambition began at the age of eleven, when his father Leo's ended, on 4 July 1964."  
*Riddell, Peter (2004) ''The Unfulfilled Prime Minister: Tony Blair and the End of Optimism.'' Politico's Publishing, ISBN 1-84275-113-1. Review [http://www.newstatesman.com/200509260040 (..Where did it all go wrong?")] in the ''New Statesman''.
*Seldon, Anthony (2004) ''Blair.'' Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-3211-9.  Written by a historian and social commentator; see Selson on video [http://www.cerium.ca/article944.html#ouverture "Tony Blair in History"]: introducing a Conference on "What ever happened to Cool Britannia? The UK after eight years of Blair." Montreal, August 2005.
*Short, Clare (2004) ''An Honourable Deception? New Labour, Iraq, and the Misuse of Power.'' Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-6392-8.  Clare Short was a left-wing minister in Blair's Cabinet; she resigned three times; twice in protest at Government policies in the two Gulf Wars and once in a protest against anti-terrorism legislation[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3488642.stm].
*Stephens, Philip (2004) ''Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader.'' Viking Books. ISBN 0-670-03300-6. Written by a senior editor of The ''Financial Times.'' Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_200402/ai_n18261022 Argues that for Blair, "ending the tyranny in Iraq was a moral cause fully in accord with the teachings on just wars of Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas."
*Stothard, Peter (2003) ''Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History'' HarperCollins, ISBN 0060582618. [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/07/28/030728crbn_brieflynoted4 Review] in ''The New Yorker''. Sir Peter Stophard, a former Editor of ''The Times''. accompanied Blair daily in routine days in spring 2003.
* Temple, Michael. ''Blair'' (British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century) (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Blair-British-Prime-Ministers-Century/dp/1904950736/ref=sr_1_2/104-1795140-9172706?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186882938&sr=8-2 excerpt online]


* Paul Richards (Editor) (2004) ''Tony Blair In His Own Words.'' Politico's Publishing, ISBN 1842750895 Collection of Blair's speeches and writings.  
==Scholarly studies==
*Riddell, Peter (2004) ''The Unfulfilled Prime Minister: Tony Blair and the End of Optimism.'' Politico's Publishing, ISBN 1-84275-113-1. Review [http://www.newstatesman.com/200509260040 (..Where did it all go wrong?")] in the ''New Statesman''.
* Bevir, Mark and Rhodes, R. A. W. (2006) "Prime Ministers, Presidentialism and Westminster Smokescreens." ''Political Studies''  54:671-90. Issn 0032-3217 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]
* Bartle, John, and Anthony King. ''Britain at the Polls, 2005'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Polls-2005/dp/1933116633/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195375016&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
* Elden, Stuart (2007) "Blair, Neo-conservatism and the War on Territorial Integrity." ''International Politics'' 44:37-57. Issn 1384-5748
* Fielding, Steven (2003) ''The Labour Party: Continuity and Change in the Making of New Labour.'' Palgrave,  247 pp., offers a systematic argument that the Labour Party, under Blair's leadership, has been faithful to its past, and represents "traditional values in a modern setting." ISBN 0333973925
* Foley, Michael (2003) ''John Major, Tony Blair and a Conflict of Leadership: Collision Course.'' Manchester University Press, 212 pp. ISBN 0719063175
* Foley, Michael (2001) ''The British Presidency: Tony Blair and the Politics of Public Leadership''
* Gardner, Lloyd C (2005) "'Damned High Wire,' on the Special Relationship That Unites Bush and Blair in Iraq." ''Journal of Transatlantic Studies'' 3(1 Supplement):43-62. Issn: 1479-4012 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]
* Giddens, Anthony. (1998) ''The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy''  [http://www.amazon.com/Third-Way-Renewal-Democracy-European/dp/0745622674/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195375436&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Gray, John (2004) "Blair's Project in Retrospect." ''International Affairs'' 80:39-48. Issn: 0020-5850 Fulltext: [ Ebsco ], argues Blair's project for closer relations with Europe was seriously damaged by his misjudged support for US foreign policy in Iraq in 2002-04.
* Hill, Paul T. "Lessons from Blair's School Reforms." ''Policy Review,'' No. 131, 2005. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5012121395 online edition]
* Jones, Nicholas (2000). ''Sultans of Spin: The Media and the New Labour Government''. Orion Books. * King, Anthony, ed. (1998) ''New Labour Triumphs: Britain at the Polls.'' Chatham House, 259pp. ISBN 1566430577 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=87571616 online edition]
* King, Anthony, ed. ''Britain at the Polls: 2001'' (2001)
* Needham, Catherine (2005) "Brand Leaders: Clinton, Blair and the Limitations of the Permanent Campaign." ''Political Studies''  53:343-61. Issn: 0032-3217 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]
* Norton, Bruce F. (2007) ''Politics in Britain'', textbook [http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Britain-Bruce-F-Norton/dp/0871879247/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195375016&sr=8-13 excerpt and text search]  
* Reitan, Earl A. (2003) ''The Thatcher Revolution: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Tony Blair, and the Transformation of Modern Britain, 1979-2001.'' Rowman & Littlefield, 260 pp. ISBN 0742522032
* Rubinstein, David (2005) ''The Labour Party and British Society: 1880-2005.'' Brighton, Sussex Acad., 228 pp. ISBN 1845190564
* Williams, Paul (2006) ''British Foreign Policy under New Labour'' Palgrave Macmillan 288pp ISBN 1403913218
* Wilson, Graham K. (2007) "A Blair Era? The Political Order of Modern Britain," ''The Forum'' Vol. 5#3, Article 2. [http://www.bepress.com/forum/vol5/iss3/art2 online edition]
* Wither, James K. "British Bulldog or Bush's Poodle? Anglo-American Relations and the Iraq War," ''Parameters,'' Vol. 33, 2003  [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002396235 online edition]


*Seldon, Anthony (2004) ''Blair.'' Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-3211-9.  Written by a historian and social commentator; see Selson on video [http://www.cerium.ca/article944.html#ouverture "Tony Blair in History"]: introducing a Conference on "What ever happened to Cool Britannia? The UK after eight years of Blair." Montreal, August 2005.
==Primary sources==
* King, Anthony, ed. ''British Political Opinion 1937-2000: The Gallup Polls''  (2001)


*Short, Clare (2004) ''An Honourable Deception? New Labour, Iraq, and the Misuse of Power.'' Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-6392-8. Clare Short was a left-wing minister in Blair's Cabinet; she resigned three times; twice in protest at Government policies in the two Gulf Wars and once in a protest against anti-terrorism legislation[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3488642.stm].  
===Memoirs===
* Blair, Tony ''A Journey'', Harper Press 2010
* Campbell, Alastair ''The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries.'' Knopf, ISBN 0307268314. By the controversial Press Secretary to Tony Blair. Review [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,,2125976,00.html (Review)]
* Darling, Alistair: ''Back from the Brink: 1000 days at Number 11'', Atlantic Books, 2011
* Gould, Philip  ''The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour changed British politis for ever'', Little Brown, 2011.
*  Mandelson, Peter: ''The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour'', HarperPress 2010


*Stephens, Philip (2004) ''Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader.'' Viking Books. ISBN 0-670-03300-6. Written by a senior editor of The ''Financial Times.'' Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_200402/ai_n18261022 ("A man for all seasons.")] in ''The Economist.'' Extract: [For Blair,] "ending the tyranny in Iraq was a moral cause fully in accord with the teachings on just wars of Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas."
===Interviews===
* Blair, Tony: interviewed by Andrew Marr, BBC2, 12 September, 2010[http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tn4fw/The_Tony_Blair_interviewed /]
* Mandelson, Peter: interviewed by Andrew Marr, BBC2, 07 June 2009[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQb6seAdJM&feature=related]


*Stothard, Peter (2003) ''Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History'' HarperCollins, ISBN 0060582618. [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/07/28/030728crbn_brieflynoted4 Review] in ''The New Yorker''. Sir Peter Stophard is a former Editor of ''The Times''.
===Historical Documents===
==Scholarly studies==
*[http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Politics/documents/2004/07/14/butler.pdf The Butler Report] "Review of Intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. Report to the House of Commons, 14th July 2004. Full text (1Mb). See ''The Guardian:'' [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,,1261205,00.html Butler Report: Key Findings]. The Report concluded that, in March 2002 the available intelligence was "insufficiently robust" to prove Iraq was in breach of the United Nations' resolutions, and that some of the human intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was "seriously flawed" and "open to doubt", but found no evidence of "deliberate distortion" of the intelligence material or of "culpable negligence".
*  Elden, Stuart. "Blair, Neo-conservatism and the War on Territorial Integrity." ''International Politics'' 2007 44(1): 37-57. Issn: 1384-5748
* Chilcot Enquiry[http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/].
* Bevir, Mark and Rhodes, R. A. W. "Prime Ministers, Presidentialism and Westminster Smokescreens." ''Political Studies'' 2006 54(4): 671-690. Issn: 0032-3217 Fulltext: [ Ebsco ]  
* Hutton Report[http://www.the-hutton-inquiry.org.uk/content/report/index.htm]
* Needham, Catherine. "Brand Leaders: Clinton, Blair and the Limitations of the Permanent Campaign." ''Political Studies'' 2005 53(2): 343-361. Issn: 0032-3217 Fulltext: [ Ebsco ]
* Report of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the decision to go to war in Iraq[http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/ukiraq0703.pdf].
* Rubinstein, David. ''The Labour Party and British Society: 1880-2005.'' Brighton, Sussex Acad., 2005. 228 pp.

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For the biography see Tony Blair

Journalistic reports

Books about Tony Blair

  • Abse, Leo (2001) Tony Blair: The Man Behind the Smile. Robson Books, ISBN 1-86105-364-9 Written by a former, left-wing Labour MP, updated as Tony Blair: the man who lost his smile Robson Books, ISBN 1861056982.
  • Beckett F, Hencke D (2004) The Blairs and Their Court. Aurum Press, ISBN 1-84513-024-3 See extracts here.
  • Beckett F, Hencke D (2006)The Survivor: Tony Blair in Peace and War . Aurum Press, ISBN 184513110X. Written by two investigative journalists, this book was nominated for Britain’s Channel 4 "Political Book of the Year" Award.
  • Naughtie, James (2001) The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency. Macmillan, ISBN 1-4050-5001-2. James Naughtie is a broadcaster with the BBC, and political journalist. Interview inThe Washington Post.
  • Naughtie, James (2002) The Rivals. Fourth estate, ISBN 1841154741 The hardback version was subtitled Blair and Brown: the Intimate Story of a Political Marriage. Inspired the Channel Four televion drama The Deal.[1]
  • Rawnsley, Andrew (2000) Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour. Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0-241-14029-3. by a political journalist.
  • Rentoul, John (2001) Tony Blair: Prime Minister. Little Brown, ISBN 0-316-85496-4. First sentence: "Tony Blair's political ambition began at the age of eleven, when his father Leo's ended, on 4 July 1964."
  • Riddell, Peter (2004) The Unfulfilled Prime Minister: Tony Blair and the End of Optimism. Politico's Publishing, ISBN 1-84275-113-1. Review (..Where did it all go wrong?") in the New Statesman.
  • Seldon, Anthony (2004) Blair. Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-3211-9. Written by a historian and social commentator; see Selson on video "Tony Blair in History": introducing a Conference on "What ever happened to Cool Britannia? The UK after eight years of Blair." Montreal, August 2005.
  • Short, Clare (2004) An Honourable Deception? New Labour, Iraq, and the Misuse of Power. Free Press, ISBN 0-7432-6392-8. Clare Short was a left-wing minister in Blair's Cabinet; she resigned three times; twice in protest at Government policies in the two Gulf Wars and once in a protest against anti-terrorism legislation[2].
  • Stephens, Philip (2004) Tony Blair: The Making of a World Leader. Viking Books. ISBN 0-670-03300-6. Written by a senior editor of The Financial Times. Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5037/is_200402/ai_n18261022 Argues that for Blair, "ending the tyranny in Iraq was a moral cause fully in accord with the teachings on just wars of Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas."
  • Stothard, Peter (2003) Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History HarperCollins, ISBN 0060582618. Review in The New Yorker. Sir Peter Stophard, a former Editor of The Times. accompanied Blair daily in routine days in spring 2003.
  • Temple, Michael. Blair (British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century) (2006) excerpt online

Scholarly studies

  • Bevir, Mark and Rhodes, R. A. W. (2006) "Prime Ministers, Presidentialism and Westminster Smokescreens." Political Studies 54:671-90. Issn 0032-3217 Fulltext: Ebsco
  • Bartle, John, and Anthony King. Britain at the Polls, 2005 (2005) excerpt and text search
  • Elden, Stuart (2007) "Blair, Neo-conservatism and the War on Territorial Integrity." International Politics 44:37-57. Issn 1384-5748
  • Fielding, Steven (2003) The Labour Party: Continuity and Change in the Making of New Labour. Palgrave, 247 pp., offers a systematic argument that the Labour Party, under Blair's leadership, has been faithful to its past, and represents "traditional values in a modern setting." ISBN 0333973925
  • Foley, Michael (2003) John Major, Tony Blair and a Conflict of Leadership: Collision Course. Manchester University Press, 212 pp. ISBN 0719063175
  • Foley, Michael (2001) The British Presidency: Tony Blair and the Politics of Public Leadership
  • Gardner, Lloyd C (2005) "'Damned High Wire,' on the Special Relationship That Unites Bush and Blair in Iraq." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 3(1 Supplement):43-62. Issn: 1479-4012 Fulltext: Ebsco
  • Giddens, Anthony. (1998) The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy excerpt and text search
  • Gray, John (2004) "Blair's Project in Retrospect." International Affairs 80:39-48. Issn: 0020-5850 Fulltext: [ Ebsco ], argues Blair's project for closer relations with Europe was seriously damaged by his misjudged support for US foreign policy in Iraq in 2002-04.
  • Hill, Paul T. "Lessons from Blair's School Reforms." Policy Review, No. 131, 2005. online edition
  • Jones, Nicholas (2000). Sultans of Spin: The Media and the New Labour Government. Orion Books. * King, Anthony, ed. (1998) New Labour Triumphs: Britain at the Polls. Chatham House, 259pp. ISBN 1566430577 online edition
  • King, Anthony, ed. Britain at the Polls: 2001 (2001)
  • Needham, Catherine (2005) "Brand Leaders: Clinton, Blair and the Limitations of the Permanent Campaign." Political Studies 53:343-61. Issn: 0032-3217 Fulltext: Ebsco
  • Norton, Bruce F. (2007) Politics in Britain, textbook excerpt and text search
  • Reitan, Earl A. (2003) The Thatcher Revolution: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Tony Blair, and the Transformation of Modern Britain, 1979-2001. Rowman & Littlefield, 260 pp. ISBN 0742522032
  • Rubinstein, David (2005) The Labour Party and British Society: 1880-2005. Brighton, Sussex Acad., 228 pp. ISBN 1845190564
  • Williams, Paul (2006) British Foreign Policy under New Labour Palgrave Macmillan 288pp ISBN 1403913218
  • Wilson, Graham K. (2007) "A Blair Era? The Political Order of Modern Britain," The Forum Vol. 5#3, Article 2. online edition
  • Wither, James K. "British Bulldog or Bush's Poodle? Anglo-American Relations and the Iraq War," Parameters, Vol. 33, 2003 online edition

Primary sources

  • King, Anthony, ed. British Political Opinion 1937-2000: The Gallup Polls (2001)

Memoirs

  • Blair, Tony A Journey, Harper Press 2010
  • Campbell, Alastair The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries. Knopf, ISBN 0307268314. By the controversial Press Secretary to Tony Blair. Review (Review)
  • Darling, Alistair: Back from the Brink: 1000 days at Number 11, Atlantic Books, 2011
  • Gould, Philip The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour changed British politis for ever, Little Brown, 2011.
  • Mandelson, Peter: The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour, HarperPress 2010

Interviews

  • Blair, Tony: interviewed by Andrew Marr, BBC2, 12 September, 2010/
  • Mandelson, Peter: interviewed by Andrew Marr, BBC2, 07 June 2009[3]

Historical Documents

  • The Butler Report "Review of Intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. Report to the House of Commons, 14th July 2004. Full text (1Mb). See The Guardian: Butler Report: Key Findings. The Report concluded that, in March 2002 the available intelligence was "insufficiently robust" to prove Iraq was in breach of the United Nations' resolutions, and that some of the human intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was "seriously flawed" and "open to doubt", but found no evidence of "deliberate distortion" of the intelligence material or of "culpable negligence".
  • Chilcot Enquiry[4].
  • Hutton Report[5]
  • Report of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on the decision to go to war in Iraq[6].
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