Power Trip

From 1999 to 2009, Damian McBride worked at the heart of the Treasury andNo. 10. He was a pivotal member of Gordon Brown's inner circle before anotorious scandal propelled him out of Downing Street and onto the frontpages. Known by friend and foe as 'Mad Dog' or 'McPoison', Brown's right-handman demonstrated a ruthless desire to protect and promote New Labour's no. 2,whatever the cost. Laying bare his journey from naive civil servant todisgraced spin-doctor, McBride writes candidly about his experiences at theelbows of Brown, Balls and Miliband, detailing the feuds, plots and mediamanipulation that lay at New Labour's core. This explosive memoir of one ofWestminster's most controversial figures is an eye-watering exposé of Britishpolitics and a compelling story of the struggles and scandals that populatethe political world.