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A captivating account of the inner dynamics of the Thatcher Cabinet, all played out in front of a tumultuous global backdrop. Bursting with anecdotes and told with lucidity and humour, an insightful memoir of a life as a British diplomat.
A much-anticipated memoir from one of Fleet Street's most respected newspaper editors. Donald Trelford lifts the lid on his career in an engaging read, full of wit and wisdom.
Entrepreneur and business man James Chen addresses the lack of basic eye care in the third world, and argues that a relatively low level of investment would lead to a dramatic improvement in the quality of life for people across the world. Both a rallying cry and a manifesto directed at government, medicine and business that needs to be heeded.
For a secular age, we have a lot of religious politicians.Theresa May, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, even Donald Trump all profess Christianity, as did Obama, Brown, Sarkozy, Bush and Blair before them. Indeed, it is striking how many Christian Presidents and Prime Ministers have assumed the global stage over recent years. In spite of Alastair Campbell's oft- (and mis-) quoted line, 'We don't do God', it seems like we definitely do.But how sincere is this faith? Is not much of it simply window-dressing for the electorate, paste-on haloes to calm the moral majority? Conversely, how dangerous is it? If we elect our politicians to do our democratic will, do we really want them praying to God for advice?The Mighty and the Almighty looks at some of the biggest political figures of the past forty years - from Thatcher and Reagan, through Mandela and Clinton, to May and Trump - and looks at how they 'did God'. Did their faith actually shape their politics, and if so, how? Or did their politics shape their faith? And does it matter if it did?In an age when religion is more important on the global stage than anyone would have predicted fifty years ago, this book will tell you everything you want to know, and some things you won't, about how the Mighty get on with the Almighty.
This book examines the reasons why innumerable efforts to resolve their differences have always failed, updates the history of these efforts and assesses whether there is any prospect of ever reaching an agreement.
The memoirs of one of the House of Lords' most colourful characters, Tom Pendry - former Labour MP for Stalybridge and a lifelong servant of both politics and sport.
Dale demonstrates how to get ahead in an MP's office.
Peter Day brings to life the world of twentieth-century espionage through the story of one of Britain's most remarkable spies. A contemporary of Arthur Ransome and Sidney Reilly, Hill's life coincided with an age of swashbuckling secret agents, swordsticks and secret assignations with deadly female spies.
The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2017 is a must-read for anyone eager to know the details of the election result and to understand its consequences.
"e;Brandreth is the true Samuel Pepys of our day."e; Andrew Neil, BBC Radio Five Live "e;Brandreth, for my money, offers about the most honest, and the most amusing, account of the demented, beery futility of the Tory-ruled Commons in the 1990s."e; Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph "e;Hilariously acute ... Irresistible."e; Matthew d'Ancona, Sunday Telegraph "e;Extremely touching ... Brandreth emerges as a decent, amusing, talented and charming man."e; Simon Heffer, Daily Mail "e;As a witty and insightful chronicler ... Brandreth is unsurpassed."e; Michael Simmons, The Spectator Gyles Brandreth's revealing journal paints an extraordinary portrait of Whitehall and Westminster in our time - warts and all. Brandreth - MP for Chester and government whip - enjoyed a ringside seat at the great political events of the 1990s, from the fall of Margaret Thatcher to the election of Tony Blair. With candid descriptions of the key figures of the era, from the leading players to the ministers who fell from grace, and a cast that includes the Queen, Bill Clinton and Joanna Lumley, these widely acclaimed diaries provide a fascinating insight into both the reality of modern government and the bizarre life of a parliamentary candidate and new MP. Controversially, Breaking the Code also contains the first ever insider's account of the hitherto secret world that is the Government Whips' Office. This new, complete edition features material previously excised for legal reasons, as well as additional diaries that take the story on another ten years to the departure of Tony Blair and the arrival as Tory leader of David Cameron - a bright young hopeful when Brandreth first meets him in 1993.
The final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best.
A lively and insightful account of 'the second great age of radio'.
The first title in a new series of short, accessible books on the politics of the world's most intriguing countries.The Inside World Politics series fills a gap for accurate, enlightening, intelligent analysis - avoiding both the subjectivity of journalistic accounts and the nuts-and-bolts coverage of textbooks.
A fascinating study of how a NATO intervention can work in a nation state if backed by a strong commitment to support democratic government.
A major examination of Britain's foreign policy choices in the wake of Brexit.
In age when polling and forecasting have come under close scrutiny for real and perceived failings this is the book that sorts the good from the bad.
Presumed Guilty outlines the appalling injustices that falsely accused people have to suffer in what has become a symptom of the state's imperfect approach to historical child sex abuse allegations. Warr suggests measures that should be adopted to ensure that fairness and justice prevail.
During a career spanning more than forty years, the award-winning journalist and broadcaster Robin Lustig has lived in, worked in and reported from more than eighty countries. Now, in Is Anything Happening?, he tells the inside story of the triumphs and disasters he experienced along the way.
Why is unemployment so low in Switzerland but so high in Spain? Why is social housing more successful in Singapore than in France? Why do welfare states across the world function so differently to Britain's? The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, James Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation. In his bestselling book The Welfare State We're In, Bartholomew controversially argued that the British welfare state has done more harm than good. Many people - including Lady Thatcher - responded by saying, 'If that is the case, what should we do about it?' Now, in this hard-hitting and provocative new contribution, Bartholomew sets out to answer that question. Travelling across the globe, from Australia in the east to San Francisco in the west, he investigates what happens elsewhere in the world and considers which welfare models Britain could potentially follow. His search for the best education, healthcare and support services takes him to eleven vastly different countries as he teases out the advantages and weaknesses of other nations' welfare states and delves into crucial issues such as literacy, poverty and inequality. What damage is being done by failing welfare states? What lessons can be learned from the best welfare states? And is it too late to stop welfare states permanently diminishing the lives and liberties of people around the world?
An important book about the challenges and opportunities facing environmental policy in the European Union.
Frank, funny and shocking: the inside account of the Coalition government. David Law's account of the 2010 - 2015 government, 'Coalition', was published to wide acclaim
From Blair to Brown is the second of four new volumes of diaries from Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former chief press secretary and director of communications and strategy.
A United Ireland outlines the various political strands conspiring to make a single Irish state the most plausible end-point of this age-old issue and speculate about how this will come about.
The story of West Ham's final season at Upton Park, from the sad farewells to the anticipation of a new future in Stratford.
The Unkown Courier tells the true story of the events that inspired Ben MacIntyre's bestselling Operation Mincemeat. When British Intelligence mislead German High Command by planting a corpse with false top secret plans, it achieved one of the greatest wartime deceptions in history and changed the course of World War Two.
This personal account describes how the Hillsborough disaster unfolded; provides an insight into what was happening at South Yorkshire Police headquarters in the aftermath; and gives an objective and compassionate account of the bereaved families' long struggle for justice.
Light-hearted and very, very funny - how one man's mid-career crisis turns into an odyssey into the weirder side of American life.
John Sutherland examines the intergenerational conflict as a new kind of 'war' in which institutional neglect and universal indifference to the old has reached aggressive, and routinely lethal, levels.
Tom Mangold is known to millions as the face of BBC television's flagship current affairs programme Panorama. His memoir, Splashed, is packed with revelations about some of the stories which made the headlines during his long journey from print to Panorama.
The updated paperback edition of the first major biography of Britain's new Prime Minister. New material will cover her premiership during 2017; from invoking Article 50, her meeting with President Trump to the calling of a snap general election.
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