Politicians are not normally expected to be popular. One of the many things that makes Mo Mowlam unusual as a politician - and probably one of the most remarkable - is her public popularity. Soon after the election of the Labour Government in 1997 it seemed obvious that she was one of its success stories.But can popularity actually be a handicap? Is Mo Mowlam a victim of the destructive rivalries that are rife in modern politics?Many questions are answered in this book - and they are not all about politics. This is the enigmatic story of a woman who is everybody else's friend, but is one of the most private people who confides in nobody. It is about a driven personality, about the daughter of an alcoholic who has been determined all her life to help others because of the experience of her own childhood. It is about what makes - and breaks - a good politician.
