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But just as they seem to be important again, a new and insidious snobbery has taken root in society, which is aimed squarely at working-class voters.

Two Minutes to Midnight is a masterful survey of a pivotal year in the history of the human race, the year it nearly wiped itself out. A unique and compelling piece of narrative history detailing one of the most consequential periods in human history.

My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil reveals how a Muslim woman reconciles her faith with British culture to construct a successful political career against a backdrop of blame, bias, ignorance and misogyny - including from her own community. It shows how the hijab has become a symbol of the modern Muslim woman's personal style and strength.

Alan Friedman tells the story of Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul turned Prime Minister, who has dominated Italian life for the past twenty years.

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Looks at how Norway has reinvested its oil revenue over the past 18 years to ensure its benefit for future generations, long after the oil itself is exhausted. The current generation of Norwegians now enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world, this is story of how they did it.

In this riveting work of narrative history, veteran reporter John Bainbridge vividly brings to life five charismatic and idiosyncratic men who, living within ninety miles of one another, changed the course of history through the invention and refinement of the repeating firearm - the precursor to today's automatic weapon.

This latest volume of Campbell's acclaimed diaries sees the author, and the country, at a profound crossroads. Somehow Campbell must emerge from the ruins and grapple with his own future, just as Britain begins its own journey into austerity and, eventually, to Brexit.

Informed by deep economic research and political access at the highest level, the book is a no-holds-barred critique of the UK's chronic housing shortage, concluding with eye-catching policy proposals of direct relevance to both Parliament and regional and national government.

The Road to My Daughter is both compelling and timely, as well as a thoughtful reflection on trans issues. Elisabeth's narrative illuminates what it really means to be the parent of a transgender child, how it feels to witness the physical and mental processes of transitioning, and the realities behind embarking on this journey together.

The ultimate business how-to guide by the people who made and run INEOS, one of the country's most successful businesses.

This book examines PTSD through the prism of one extraordinary man's struggle, starting with his abandonment and poverty in childhood, and accumulating throughout his service in two World Wars and their aftermath, until it reappeared in his old age as a savage tormentor.

In this sparkling memoir, Annie Bracken takes readers straight to the heart of the action. How do the powerful live on Capitol Hill? What is Joe Biden really like and could he be a successful President? What is life like after the White House?

In this remarkable memoir, Milner gives a real insight into the life of a top London criminal lawyer and into the mind of his clients, along the way introducing us to some of the most colourful characters ever to appear on either side of the dock.

This year, London's elected mayor and assembly turn twenty. But has London's mayoralty lived up to the expectations that were set for it? Have its three mayors been able to get to grips with the city's challenges? How have they responded to crises in the past - and what does the future hold?

This book offers a timely reappraisal of Jim Callaghan's premiership and time as Leader of the Opposition in 1979-80.

Michael Ashcroft's new book charts Sunak's ascent from his parents' Southampton pharmacy to the University of Oxford, the City of London, Silicon Valley - and the top of British politics.

It is now a commonplace argument that capitalism is under threat. But what is the underlying problem?This brilliant book by the bestselling author of The Rotten Heart of Europe argues that both capitalism's defenders and its detractors are wrong. The principal culprit is not the moral failure of individuals, nor structural failures in politics and society - glaring though failures of both sorts have been. Instead, there has been a catastrophic...

The men and women who created today's liberal, democratic, globalised world order may now have left public office, but they have not retired. So, what are they doing, and how does it affect the rest of us?In The Ex Men, Giles Edwards sets out to answer that question, uncovering the many ways in which former Presidents and Prime Ministers continue to affect global public life.From running international organisations to monitoring elections, adv...

The first authorised biography of one of our most controversial but fascinating politicians.