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List view record 41: An immigrant's love letter to the WestList view anchor tag for record 41: An immigrant's love letter to the West
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An immigrant's love letter to the West

Kisin, Konstantin2023
For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone wrong, having lived in extreme p...
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An immigrant's love letter to the West

Kisin, Konstantin2022
For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone wrong, having lived in extreme p...
List view record 43: In the thick of it : the private diaries of a ministerList view anchor tag for record 43: In the thick of it : the private diaries of a minister
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In the thick of it : the private diaries of a minister

Duncan, Alan, 1957-2021
As Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Alan Duncan was once described as Boris Johnson's 'pooper-scooper'. For two years, he deputised for the then Foreign Secretary, now Prime Minister. Few are more attuned to Johnson's strengths and weaknesses as a minister and his suitability for high off...
List view record 44: Jacob's ladder : the unauthorised biography of Jacob Rees-MoggList view anchor tag for record 44: Jacob's ladder : the unauthorised biography of Jacob Rees-Mogg
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Jacob's ladder : the unauthorised biography of Jacob Rees-Mogg

Ashcroft, Michael A.2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg is one of the most prominent and controversial figures in contemporary British politics. He is a man who divides opinion in his own party, in Parliament and across the country. Here, Michael Ashcroft, bestselling author of 'Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron...
List view record 45: Jo Cox : more in commonList view anchor tag for record 45: Jo Cox : more in common
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Jo Cox : more in common

Cox, Brendan2021
In the aftermath of Jo Cox's tragic death in 2016, her husband Brendan Cox urged us to remember Jo's life and what she stood for and not the manner of her death. In this moving and impassioned portrait of Jo - as daughter, mother, wife, sister, MP and activist - we see how much she gave and how m...
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Jo Cox : more in common

Cox, Brendan2017
In the aftermath of Jo Cox's tragic death in 2016, her husband Brendan Cox urged us to remember Jo's life and what she stood for and not the manner of her death. In this moving and impassioned portrait of Jo - as daughter, mother, wife, sister, MP and activist - we see how much she gave and how m...
List view record 47: Johnson at 10 : the inside storyList view anchor tag for record 47: Johnson at 10 : the inside story
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Johnson at 10 : the inside story

Seldon, Anthony2023
In this gripping work of contemporary history, one of Britain's leading political and social commentators maps Boris Johnson's time in power across ten decisive moments and sheds light on the most divisive and inscrutable prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Based on major interviews with key ...
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Johnson at 10 : the inside story

Seldon, Anthony2024
In this gripping work of contemporary history, one of Britain's leading political and social commentators maps Boris Johnson's time in power across ten decisive moments and sheds light on the most divisive and inscrutable prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Based on major interviews with key ...
List view record 49: Keir Starmer : the biographyList view anchor tag for record 49: Keir Starmer : the biography
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Keir Starmer : the biography

Baldwin, Tom (Journalist)2024
This authoritative biography by Tom Baldwin provides answers by drawing deeply on many hours of interviews with the Prime Minister himself, as well as unprecedented access to members of his family, and his oldest friends and closest colleagues. Together, they tell an unexpectedly intimate story f...
List view record 50: Keir Starmer : the biographyList view anchor tag for record 50: Keir Starmer : the biography
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Keir Starmer : the biography

Baldwin, Tom (Journalist)2024
An authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don't know much about him. It not only tells Starmer's story but also...
List view record 51: Kingmaker : secrets, lies and the truth about five Prime MinistersList view anchor tag for record 51: Kingmaker : secrets, lies and the truth about five Prime Ministers
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Kingmaker : secrets, lies and the truth about five Prime Ministers

Brady, Graham2024
Cameron. May. Johnson. Truss. Sunak. The last 14 years have seen turbulence at the centre of politics that is perhaps unique in British history. From coalition to Brexit, Covid to Partygate, Trussonomics to this year's election, our government has never felt so fractured. And as prime ministers h...
List view record 52: Left out : the inside story of Labour under CorbynList view anchor tag for record 52: Left out : the inside story of Labour under Corbyn
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Left out : the inside story of Labour under Corbyn

Pogrund, Gabriel2020
This is a blistering narrative expose of infighting, skulduggery, and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party. The book draws on exceptional access throughout the Labour party and Corbyn's inner circle to reveal in full and for the first time the extraordinary story of Labour's tumultuous transformation i...
List view record 53: Let's be honestList view anchor tag for record 53: Let's be honest
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Let's be honest

Phillips, Jess, 1981-2024
Can you imagine a world where politics functioned, every politician told the truth, and the government cared about the electorate more than elections? Although it feels like an impossible dream, it should be reality. With humour and candour Jess Phillips exposes what's going wrong - and what we c...
List view record 54: The life of an MPList view anchor tag for record 54: The life of an MP
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The life of an MP

Phillips, Jess2022
From the sublime to the ridiculous, the inner workings of Westminster are often a mystery to an outsider. Here, MP Jess Phillips lifts the lid on the systems and rules that govern us all, and in her own inimitable style shows us what's 'really' going on in British politics. Drawing on her tenure ...
List view record 55: The lost majority : the 2017 election, the Conservative Party, the voters and the futureList view anchor tag for record 55: The lost majority : the 2017 election, the Conservative Party, the voters and the future
List view record 56: March of the lemmings : Brexit in print & performance 2016-2019List view anchor tag for record 56: March of the lemmings : Brexit in print & performance 2016-2019
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May at 10

Seldon, Anthony2019
Theresa May has presided over the most dramatic and historic peacetime premiership for a century. 'May at 10' tells the compelling inside story of the most turbulent period in modern British politics for 100 years.
List view record 58: May at 10 : the verdictList view anchor tag for record 58: May at 10 : the verdict
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May at 10 : the verdict

Seldon, Anthony2020
Theresa May has presided over the most dramatic and historic peacetime premiership for a century. 'May at 10' tells the compelling inside story of the most turbulent period in modern British politics for 100 years.
List view record 59: My life, our timesList view anchor tag for record 59: My life, our times
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My life, our times

Brown, Gordon, 1951-2018
As former Prime Minister and our longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story.
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My life, our times

Brown, Gordon, 1951-2017
As former Prime Minister and our longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story.
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