The Importance of Being Awkward: The Autobiography of Tam Dalyell

In this memoir, based on personal papers as well as official documents, veteran Labour Party member Tam Dalyell looks back over a lifetime of dedicated service to West Lothian and Linlithgow, UK. Touching upon various topics, from Dalyell's outspokent criticism of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair to the Gulf War of 1990 and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, this insightful, witty, and urbane book offers a unique perspective on many of the key moments in Britain’s political life throughout the last 50 years.