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A review by andrewritchie
Labour Saving: A Memoir by Michael Cullen
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Very heavy on policy detail, this is definitely one for those interested in the formation of policy over a long period of time, the heavy detail makes it quite a dry read.
For me it was a book of two halves with the second half, when Cullen was in government being far more interesting.
Cullen gives an interesting insight into the difficulties of coallition govermnent and frustrations of a new govt obsessing over undoing good that a previous party had achieved, sometimes seemingly just for the sake of it.
Cullen achieved a lot in his career and this covers those major milestones well.
For me it was a book of two halves with the second half, when Cullen was in government being far more interesting.
Cullen gives an interesting insight into the difficulties of coallition govermnent and frustrations of a new govt obsessing over undoing good that a previous party had achieved, sometimes seemingly just for the sake of it.
Cullen achieved a lot in his career and this covers those major milestones well.