A very interesting analysis of all the goings on during Helen Clark's time as prime minister. Quite a bit of the book isn't directly about Helen Clark but her ministers. The author, Ian Wishart, is biased. He is a staunch National party supporter and very conservative. He strongly dislikes Helen Clark. The book was also quite laborious to read and was really too long. I'm now planning to read the recently published biography by Denis Welch to get another side of the story. ( )

Hmmm…not sure what I was expecting but I didn’t enjoy this book. Full of digging the dirt on Helen Clark, and members of the Labour party, and while I was shocked at some of the things I read, I daresay there’s another side to the story. There always is. Didn’t sway me either way in terms of our recent vote. (No, not telling he he) I found it laborious to read. And I don’t think I like books about politics anyway. Don’t ask me why I read it. ( )