tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058290.post6196036348518132936..comments2024-03-01T10:27:27.563+00:00Comments on The Questing Vole: Servant of the Civil ServicePaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790241838601339104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058290.post-53083338940309274042011-02-24T10:31:47.630+00:002011-02-24T10:31:47.630+00:00Morning, Patrick, good to see that things are live...Morning, Patrick, good to see that things are livening up out there.<br /><br />I've been meaning to comment on this for the past week, as I too have richly enjoyed both volumes of Mullin's diaries over the past six months.<br /><br />A politician of genuine humanity with a refreshing (but probably career-limiting) lack of conceit and a gift for beautifully observed character sketches. The first is by far the best - more substantial and wide-ranging, given his varied ministerial experiences - but the second contains some interesting reflections on the decine of the Labour government and GB's character. In years to come they'll be seen as the last word in contemporary reportage/analysis of British politics between 1997 and 2010.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.com