Books from Politico's
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Ann Widdecombe: Right from the Beginning
By Nick Kochan"In the first biography of this extraordinary figure, Nicholas Kochan traces Ann Widdecombe's life from childhood through school, university and local politics to a political career which little more than...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Recollections of an Errant Politician
By John NottThe autobiography of former Defence Secretary Sir John Nott. Nott entered Parliament in 1966 after a career in the City. He became one of Margaret Thatcher's chief lieutenants and was...
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Madam Speaker: The Life of Betty Boothroyd
By Paul RoutledgeMadam Speaker: The Life of Betty Boothroyd
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Shifting Alliances: Europe, America and the Future of Britain's Global Strategy
By Patrick Diamond, Policy NetworkThis text intends to frame a nuanced debate about the future of British foreign policy and Britain's role in the world in the 21st century. The focus is not on...
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The Spying Game: The Secret History of British Espionage
By Michael SmithEspionage exerts a hold on the public imagination. The Spying Game covers economic intelligence and the fight against organised crime as well as the activities of MI5, MI6, the Defence...
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A Political Suicide: The Conservatives' Voyage Into the Wilderness
By Norman FowlerNorman Fowler was a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and later party chairman of the Conservatives under John Major, then shadow Home Secretary from 1997 to 1999. Drawing on the...
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The Lefties' Guide to Britain: From the Peasants' Revolt to the Granita Restaurant
By Peter ClarkA guide to the unsung heritage of Britain; contributions by high profile Lefties such as PAUL ROUTLEDGE; an introduction by MICHAEL FOOT; 12 maps and 50 black and white illustrations...
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President Gore --: -- and Other Things that Never Happened
By Duncan BrackWhat if: Nixon never resigned? Yitzhak Rabin was not assassinated? Al Gore had become president? Women ruled the world? Containing twenty highly entertaining suggestions of what might have been, President...
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Tony Blair in His Own Words
By Tony BlairThis collection of speeches, letters and articles from the early 1980s to the present day gives an insight into Blair's political journey. It includes the pro-modernisation speech he give in...
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Yo, Blair!
By Geoffrey Wheatcroft"How did it happen? Yo, Blair! shows that everything for which Blair is now so widely despised and disliked is not a random accident, but could be discerned in his...
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John Smith: A Life
By Mark StuartWhen John Smith died in May 1994 a nation mourned for an immensely popular politician who would have gone on to become a great Labour Prime Minister. Now, over ten...
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Ruling by Task Force: The Politico's Guide to Labour's New Elite
By Anthony Barker, Iain Byrne, Anjuli Veall"295 individual Task Forces help New Labour to make its policy decisions and yet very few people know anything about them. Ruling by Task Force makes a strong and persuasive...
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Brief Encounters: Meetings with Remarkable People
By Gyles Daubeney BrandrethCollection of Gyles Brandreth's celebrated interveiws from the Sunday Telegraph, including politicians, actors, TV stars and royalty.
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Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties
By David BoothroydThis work describes every political party which has fought a Westminster general election or by-election since 1832, giving its history and background in addition to key facts and figures relating...
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Conduct Unbecoming: The Regulation of Parliamentary Behaviour
By Patricia Leopold, Oonagh GayIn this book, a distinguished group of academics and parliamentary officials from the esteemed Study of Parliament Group summarise developments in the regulation of MPs since the recommendations of the...
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The Almanac of Scottish Politics
By Peter Lynch, Gerry HassanThe "Almanac of Scottish Politics" is a useful reference book which covers constituency information, election results, the workings of the Scottish Parliament and Executive and biographies of key personalities.
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Reinventing Britain: Constitutional Change Under New Labour
By Andrew McdonaldThere is very little for the general reader that describes what has happened to the constitution since New Labour came to power. Reinventing Britain - an edited collection of essays...
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To be President: Quest for the White House 2008
By Ian LeslieThe 2008 presidential contest was, quite simply, the most dramatic election race ever held. To Be President is a gripping account of the twelve months leading up to 4 November...
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People who Live in the Dark
By Andrew BlickThe role of the special adviser is currently one of the most controversial issues in British politics, with this unelected subdivision of the political class having multiplied in both number...
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King & Country: Monarchy and the Future King Charles III
By Robert BlackburnThis book unravels the tangled relationship between crown and state in Great Britain, examining: how a Monarchy can work in a democracy; the political powers of a British Monarch and...