Book review: Broken Vows: Tony Blair – The Tragedy of Power

John Duggan reviews Broken Vows: The Tragedy of Power, where author Tom Bower outlines how Tony Blair confused British electoral success with a mandate to change the world and a belief that he was saving civilisation.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

Review: John Duggan

Tom Bower

Faber and Faber, €23.30

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