Peter Mandelson: The Biography

The 'Prince of Darkness' to his enemies (the Third Man to himself), Peter Mandelson was one of the most effective political power brokers ever seen in British politics. He is widely credited with having masterminded the renaissance of the Labour Party and bringing about their return to power. This completely updated edition of Donald Macintyre's bestselling biography examines the controversial career and many paradoxes of this pioneer of modern political intrigue. This book, originally published in 1999, is fully revised to include Mandelson's career in Europe and then in Gordon Brown's government, and asks what next for this modern Machiavelli?