‘A Load of Blair’ probes former UK Prime Minister’s political discourse

The book has been translated into Persian by Shahbaz Behnam. Tehran-based Logos Publishing has released ‘A Load of Blair’ in 148 pages.Read this book before you vote! Carving a path through the morass of pre-election debate, policy statements and promises, this humorous dissection of modern political rhetoric analyzes speeches and public statements by rhetorical master Tony Blair and other politicians, making it a useful tool for surviving the 2005 election.

Praises for the book:

“Brilliantly witty analysis of political spin…the best read I have had in years.”

“Lucid, humorous and highly critical analysis of modern politicians’ empty rhetoric.”

“It’s all good, abusive fun, spiced by entertaining anecdotes.”

Jamie Whyte was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Auckland. He then moved to the UK to study for an M.Phil and Ph.D at St John’s College, Cambridge.

Upon graduation, Whyte remained at Cambridge University for three years as a research fellow at Corpus Christi College and temporarily lectured in the philosophy faculty and at the University of Reading. He won the Analysis journal prize for the best article by a philosopher under the age of 30

Whyte is classical-liberal academic and politician who was the Leader of ACT New Zealand in 2014. He unsuccessfully contested the Pakuranga electorate in the 2014 general election.

He is a former philosophy lecturer, currency trader and management consultant. He has written books and newspaper columns about reasoning and politics.