Standing for something: life in the awkward squad

Mark Seddon is best known in Britain as a leading member of the Awkward Squad, a thorn in the flesh of New Labour as editor of Tribune, house magazine of the Left, for over a decade.

In that role and as a member of Labours National Executive Committee, he scurried around the corridors of power, gaining a unique perspective on the activities of Blair, Brown and Mandelson and of less familiar figures who played their part in the story of New Labour.

Standing for Something is the record of an unusual political life played out on an international stage.