This is a highly revelatory biography of the former paymaster general. 'The Paymaster' outlines the truth behind one of Old and New Labour's most influential and potentially damaging figures. This book covers the very close professional and personal relationship between Robinson and Joska Bourgeois, the Belgian businesswoman with whom he worked at Jaguar and who became his benefactress.
New light is shed on the disputed payment of 200,000 pounds from one of Maxwell's companies which Robinson maintains he never received. Questions are raised about the companies that Robinson didn't register in Parliament. New material is presented about Robinson's version of events of his life, as a man, a politician and as an aspiring tycoon. Robinson's credentials are examined and curious aspects of Robinson's private life are highlighted.
