Mark Braund tells us about his new novel, a political thriller entitled The Blueprint, which has just been published.

When asked of her proudest achievement in government Margaret Thatcher said, wryly, and accurately one assumes, "New Labour." She changed the mood music of UK PLC under her watch, and in these times of neo-liberal ascendancy that Thatcher beckoned in, neither Labour nor the Tories will introduce a Hollande style higher income tax bracket so that those who can afford it most contribute more to public finances through their income.