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Tim Bale's account of Ed Miliband's leadership of Labour is comprehensive and authoritative - an essential guide to understanding the 2015 general election. Charles Clarke A thorough and witty account of how Labour ended up where it is today, from victories and mistakes to nitty gritty data. Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor, The Spectator Tim Bale has written an authoritative and revelatory account of Ed Miliband's leadership, one that challenges a number of fashionable assumptions. He also casts much needed light on the wider Labour Party after its fall from power in 2010. The book is a must read for all those who want to understand what a Miliband led government might be like. Steve Richards, Independent The worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition. As leader of the opposition, Ed Miliband has one job - to get Labour back into government. Tim Bale vividly analyses the complexity and challenges of this job describing the people, policies and events which help and hinder the mission. It is a roller coaster political ride. Jacqui Smith This crisp and penetrating analysis shines new light on Labour's striving for the historically near-impossible - a return to power after just one term in opposition. Ed Miliband as potential prime minister emerges as a new figure, under-examined in the cacophany of his detractors. A gripping read, Bale balances sharp style and insight with invaluable research rigour. Polly Toynbee, The Guardian A superb overview of the past five years of Labour's history, offering an unequalled sense of perspective on Ed Miliband's ambiguous record as Leader of the Opposition This book will be the starting point for all future historians as they seek to understand the 2015 election, which promises to be one of the most fascinating contests of modern times. John Rentoul, Independent on Sunday In Five Year Mission, Tim Bale seals his reputation as Britain's finest political scholar. The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Ed Miliband's strategy, record and claim to be Prime Minister. Bale's command of policy, personality and their inter-action is exemplary. A superb book. Matthew dAncona, columnist, The Guardian and Evening Standard

Tim Bale's account of Ed Miliband's leadership of Labour is comprehensive and authoritative - an essential guide to understanding the 2015 general election. Charles Clarke Tim Bale has written an authoritative and revelatory account of Ed Miliband's leadership, one that challenges a number of fashionable assumptions. He also casts much needed light on the wider Labour Party after its fall from power in 2010. The book is a must read for all those who want to understand what a Miliband led government might be like. Steve Richards, Independent

Tim Bale's account of Ed Miliband's leadership of Labour is comprehensive and authoritative - an essential guide to understanding the 2015 general election. Charles Clarke

'Tim Bale's account of Ed Miliband's leadership of Labour is comprehensive and authoritative - an essential guide to understanding the 2015 general election.' Charles Clarke 'Tim Bale does a superb job of making the story interesting and illuminating enough that even after May it will be a book worth reading and referring to...5 out of 5' Mark Pack 'A thorough and witty account of how Labour ended up where it is today, from victories and mistakes to nitty gritty data.' Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor, The Spectator 'Tim Bale has written an authoritative and revelatory account of Ed Miliband's leadership, one that challenges a number of fashionable assumptions. He also casts much needed light on the wider Labour Party after its fall from power in 2010. The book is a must read for all those who want to understand what a Miliband led government might be like.' Steve Richards, Independent 'The worst day in government is better than the best day in opposition. As leader of the opposition, Ed Miliband has one job - to get Labour back into government. Tim Bale vividly analyses the complexity and challenges of this job describing the people, policies and events which help and hinder the mission. It is a roller coaster political ride.' Jacqui Smith 'This crisp and penetrating analysis shines new light on Labour's striving for the historically near-impossible - a return to power after just one term in opposition. Ed Miliband as potential prime minister emerges as a new figure, under-examined in the cacophany of his detractors. A gripping read, Bale balances sharp style and insight with invaluable research rigour.' Polly Toynbee, The Guardian 'A superb overview of the past five years of Labour's history, offering an unequalled sense of perspective on Ed Miliband's ambiguous record as Leader of the Opposition This book will be the starting point for all future historians as they seek to understand the 2015 election, which promises to be one of the most fascinating contests of modern times.' John Rentoul, Independent on Sunday 'In Five Year Mission, Tim Bale seals his reputation as Britain's finest political scholar. The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Ed Miliband's strategy, record and claim to be Prime Minister. Bale's command of policy, personality and their inter-action is exemplary. A superb book.' Matthew dAncona, columnist, The Guardian and Evening Standard 'Excellent. Tim Bale rises above the daily political frenzy with this extremely shrewd, insightful and considered assessment. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Labour's journey under Ed Miliband.' Andrew Rawnsley, Associate Editor & Chief Political Commentator, The Observer

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Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, having taught previously at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Sussex University. He has published widely on party politics, particularly in Britain and Europe, including The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron, which won the WJM McKenzie Prize for the Best Book Published in 2010, and he has written for the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Observer and the Telegraph, as well as contributing to television and radio shows both in the UK and overseas.

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