The Paymaster: Geoffrey Robinson, Maxwell and New Labour - Couverture souple

* 'Explosive' DAILY MAIL
* 'Tom Bower is a brave man - [he] could not have stayed in business as an investigative biographer but for his command of detail and commitment to the truth' THE SPECTATOR
* 'I would urge every Labour Minister, every ministerial hopeful, every special adviser or spin doctor to read this book. It contains one vital lesson: self-made millionaires with offshore bank accounts should be kept miles away from government' OBSERVER
* 'Paints a vivid picture of a larger-than-life millionaire who enjoyed life in the fast lane' THE WEEK
* '[Bower] excels at unravelling financial chicanery' Anthony Howard, OBSERVER
* 'Bower proves fact is always stranger, and stronger, than fiction' DAILY MAIL
* 'This book has the relentless pace of a thriller' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
* 'Explosive mixture of revelations that hits at the heart of Old and New Labour ... Detailed and meticulously researched. Most of the time, it reads like a thriller' EVENING GAZETTE (Teeside)
* 'Bower writes with the relentless pace of an exciting thriller, raising questions not only about the accuracy of Robinson's own autobiography but also about Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's unsuccessful championing of him as their advisor' OXFORD TIMES
* 'A fascinating read' BRIDLINGTON GAZETTE & HERALD
* 'Bower proves fact is always stranger, and stronger, than fiction' DAILY MAIL
* 'I would urge every voter to read this book. It'll scare the daylights out of them. Tom Bower has produced a meticulous examination of the career of Geoffrey Robinson' NORTHAMPTON CHRONICLE & ECHO
* 'Absolutely merciless in its meticulous dissection of Robinson' WIGAN EVENING POST

During the months before the May 1997 general election, Tony Blair, pledged that his new government would exterminate sleaze and introduce a government of utmost purity. After just one term in office, Blair's government faced its ultimate test as sleaze became the agenda for the 2001 general election.
In both his personal and business life, Geoffrey Robinson has shown a lack of integrity and honesty, which calls into question the judgement of Britain's political leaders. His support for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in the run-up to the 1997 election resulted with him being rewarded for his many years on the back-benches with the position of Paymaster General, but a mere seven months after the election, Geoffrey Robinson was hounded by accusations of deception till his resignation twelve months later. Tom Bower's detailed research exposing Robinson's deceit provoked the re-investigation of the Labour MP by a parliamentary committee. Their report confirmed Bower's allegations and, to Tony Blair's embarrassment, Robinson was officially censured.
THE PAYMASTER makes uneasy reading for its subject and has the relentless pace of an exciting thriller. Through Geoffrey Robinson, Tom Bower makes a striking indictment on how New Labour is run and in turn, runs the country.