The end of the party : The rise and fall of New Labour Andrew Rawnsley In the words of one reviewer, Andrew Rawnsley takes the reader 'into the room or the helicopter or on to the leather seats of the ministerial car'. His bestselling and award-winning Servants of the People was acclaimed across all media as the most authoritative and entertaining account of New Labour and its first term in office. As one reviewer put it, 'Rawnsley's ability to unearth revelation at the highest level of government may leave you suspecting that there are bugs in the vases at Number 10.' The End of the Party delivers more of the astonishing revelations, penetrating insights and sharp wit that readers expect from Britain's foremost political commentator and television documentary maker. It takes up the New Labour story from the day of its second election victory in 2001. The reader is treated to riveting inside accounts of all the key events, from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal. There are sharp and vivid character portraits of all the main players as Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour, as well as the incendiary private feuds and remarkable reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson. The End of the Party Draws on hundreds of interviews and confidential conversations with those at the heart of power for more than a decade. Taking the reader behind the black door of Number 10, it is overflowing with extraordinary anecdotes which depict the powerful as they really are. […] In The End of the Party Andrew Rawnsley provides the definitive account of the rise and fall of New Labour.