As part of the series The 20 PM of the 20th Century this biography concentrates on Tony Blair's first three years in office.

Mick Temple is a senior lecturer in Politics and Journalism at Staffordshire University. His books include How Britain Works: From Ideology to Output Politics (Macmillan, 2000), an accessible and readable account of the recent changes in British government, which Simon Jenkins said raised questions that 'deserve to ring alarm bells throughout British public administration and politics'. Dr Temple has published many articles on politics including Anthony Giddens, Tony Blair and the Third Way (2001).