05-01-2014 11:11 AM
I picked this one up whilst out in Blackburn yesterday. Nice Chunky book 581 pages. Hardbacked first edition from 2012 of Jack Straw's Autobiography "Last Man Standing Memoirs of a political survivor. and only £2.09.
John Whitaker "Jack" Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 1979. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of States, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's Premiership. Straw is one of only three individuals to have served in Cabinet continuously under the Labour government from 1997 to 2010.
After the Labour Party lost power in May 2010, Straw briefly served as Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Justice Secretary, with the intention to stand down from the frontbench after the subsequent 2010 Labour Shadow Cabinet election.
He is the honorary president of Blackburn Rovers football club. Nice addition for my Political signed book collection and my Backburn Rovers signed items.



05-01-2014 11:56 AM
05-01-2014 12:00 PM
The first of many no doubt. Nice find Alex.
05-01-2014 12:27 PM
great find to start the year Alex, well done
05-01-2014 12:31 PM
Top find Alex. A local man for you, and a key politician. I still have not got round to reading mine yet, but will one day.
05-01-2014 2:49 PM
05-01-2014 3:11 PM
Richard. Take a look here -
05-01-2014 5:13 PM
05-01-2014 5:17 PM
Great book to start the new year Alex. Nice find, well done.
06-01-2014 12:08 PM
Great purchase and congratulations on your first find of the New Year!
06-01-2014 7:24 PM
pleased for you alex,nice find![]()
08-01-2014 12:49 PM
nice findmate
09-01-2014 8:14 AM
11-01-2014 10:48 PM
A great addition to your political book collection Alex well done .