Saturday 8th March
14:00 - 15:00
Current affairs/Journalism
£7/£6
He led the British Labour Party for 15 years and was Prime Minister for 10. He transformed British politics but was mired in controversy. Martin Bell’s new book, The Truth that Sticks, argues that Blair’s rule was one of deception, dishonesty and abuse of power. He discusses his book with two novelists, whose books address aspects of the early part of the Blair era. Richard T Kelly's blockbuster, Crusaders, looks at the North East under the early optimistic days of Blair. Joan Smith’s What will Survive, looks at the death of a supermodel turned charity worker, and its impact on her lovers and media politics.