<p>In Being There, Tony Leon goes behind the scenes, reflecting on how history is made, both here and around the world, through his unique mixture of anecdote and informed opinion.<br>His vantage point ranges from a ringside seat in the recent formation of the government of national unity (GNU) ? recounted in detail here for the first time ? to close encounters with the likes of Harry Oppenheimer, Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat and Boris Johnson, an...