Westminster Diary

As New Labour's first period of government picks up steam, we find Bernard Donoughue working as a minister at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing and Food. In this, the second volume of Donoughue's House of Lords diaries, he chronicles his experiences - often frustrating, often hilarious - serving in the early years of Blair's government, as he attempts to modernise MAFF by expanding its interests more broadly in rural affairs. It outlines Donoughue's role in the EU's agricultural policy, including as the UK minister at the Agriculture Council as well as his unofficial role in the lead-up to the Good Friday agreement. As with all Donoughue's diaries, the book sheds a spotlight on the daily trials and tribulations of life in Westminster, told with trademark waspish wit, insight and humour.

Pe masura ce prima perioada de guvernare a lui New Labour prinde abur, il gasim pe Bernard Donoughue lucrand ca ministru la Ministerul Agriculturii, Pescuitului si Alimentatiei. In cel de-al doilea volum al jurnalelor House of Lords ale lui Donoughue, el isi relateaza experientele sale - adesea frustrante, adesea hilar - care slujesc in primii ani ai guvernului lui Blair, in timp ce incearca sa modernizeze MAFF prin extinderea intereselor sale mai larg in domeniul afacerilor rurale.