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Total Politics Guide to General Election

Guide to the state of the parties, policies and issues in the run-up to polling, including expert predictions from political pundits. Includes analysis of the key marginal constituencies and lists of ...[More]

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Author: Greg Callus And Iain Dale
ISBN: 9781849540056
Binding: Paperback
Published: 02/10/09

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Order! Order! A Parliamentary Miscellany

Robert Rogers, Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons, looks not only at the memorable and often fiery politicians who have dominated the House over the centuries, but also at the historic building i...[More]

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Author: Robert Rogers
ISBN: 9781906779283
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Published: 21/10/09

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The Defence of the Realm

In order to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service gave historian Christopher Andrew unprecedented access to its archives in order to produce the authorised history of the ...[More]

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Author: Christopher Andrew
ISBN: 9780713998856
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Published: 05/10/09

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Hansard Centenary Volume 1909-2009

A substantial, fascinating book celebrating the centenary of the Official Report. A superb collection of House of Commons speeches given by some of the most prominent political figures since 1909 have...[More]

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Author: Ian Church
ISBN: 9780118404631
Binding: Hardback
Published: 02/04/09

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The Hugo Young Papers

For over thirty years Hugo Young was a leading political journalist who conversed with the most well-informed and powerful individuals in British politics. Ion Trewin brings together almost a million ...[More]

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Author: Hugo Young
ISBN: 9780141033563
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Published: 05/11/09

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The Yes Minister Miscellany

Yes Minister is one of the most popular and critically successful British sitcoms of all time, largely due to its fascinatingly accurate observations of the sparring between naive Minister, Jim Hacker...[More]

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Author: Antony Jay And Jonathan Lynn
ISBN: 9781849540100
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Published: 22/10/09

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Keep Calm and Carry on

Famous for being the motivational poster during World War Two, this little book of quotations gives excellent advice on how to keep calm in a crisis (such as a banking crisis) and how to carry on thro...[More]

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ISBN: 9780091933661
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Published: 28/08/09

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Trust

With the integrity of so many in our society open to question, Anthony Seldon explores what caused this situation and focuses on ten essential areas where trust in national life has broken down. He in...[More]

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Author: Anthony Seldon
ISBN: 9781849540018
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Published: 16/09/09

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501 Must-Know Speeches

Cathy Lowne (Speeches that Changed the World) has put together a vast selection of the world's greatest speeches, retorts, announcements and off-the-cuff remarks from ancient Greece to the present day...[More]

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ISBN: 9780753718636
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Published: 27/08/09

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Divorced, Beheaded, Died...

A witty, yet useful guide to Britain's Kings and Queens, written in bite-sized chunks. Everything you need to know about one of the longest running monarchies in the world.[More]

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Author: Kevin Flude
ISBN: 9781843173625
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Published: 17/09/09

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Political Blogging in the UK 2009-2010

New edition of Iain Dale's informative guide to political blogging. Includes profiles of Total Politics listing of the best 300 UK blogs on the net. As well as being a useful reference tool the book c...[More]

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Author: Iain Dale
ISBN: 9781907278013
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Published: 03/10/09

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An Utterly Exasperated History

Following on from his hugely popular book 'An Utterly Impartial History of Britain', this is John O'Farrell's humorous take on the post-war history of Britain. The book begins with the period of 1945-...[More]

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Author: John O'Farrell
ISBN: 9780385616225
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Published: 15/10/09

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Tony's Ten Years

Full updated and now in paperback. Adam Boulton has followed Tony Blair's career from 1983 to his last day in office. He provides fresh and fascinating insights into the Blair-Brown conflict, the deci...[More]

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Author: Adam Boulton
ISBN: 9781847392725
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Published: 01/10/09

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Climbing the Bookshelves

As serialised on Radio 4, Shirley Williams' own account of her varied and colourful life. The daughter of renowned feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain she lost out to Elizabeth Taylor for the lead in ...[More]

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Author: Shirley Williams
ISBN: 9781844084760
Binding: Hardback
Published: 24/09/09

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Free Radical: A Memoir

MP for Twickenham's candid life story which tells of his less than conventional career and the difficult events in his private life. The book culminates with Cable's gripping account of the economic c...[More]

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Author: Vince Cable
ISBN: 9781848870468
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Published: 01/11/09

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The Making of Modern Britain

This is the second volume of Andrew Marr's history of modern Britain and covers the first half of the twentieth century from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War. It's a high...[More]

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Author: Andrew Marr
ISBN: 9780230709423
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Published: 02/10/09

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Letters to my Grandchildren

Since his retirement from Parliament in 2001, 84 year old Benn has been active in campaigning against the Iraq War and has remained a high profile critic of New Labour. His latest book is formed of 36...[More]

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Author: Tony Benn
ISBN: 9780091931261
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Published: 01/10/09

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Getting Our Way

Getting Our Way recounts nine stories from Britain's diplomatic annals over the last five hundred years, in which diplomats themselves are at the centre of the narrative. Each story is illuminated by ...[More]

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Author: Christopher Meyer
ISBN: 9780297858751
Binding: Hardback
Published: 08/10/09

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Churchill's Wit

A highly entertaining collection of Churchill's most famous quips and witticisms, as well as little-known asides and observations. Produced with the full co-operation of the estate of Sir Winston Chur...[More]

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Author: Richard M Langworth
ISBN: 9780091918552
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Published: 01/10/09

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Best Seat in the House

As sketch writer for The Daily Telegraph and The Times Johnson kept politicians on their toes with his dazzling and irreverent reports from parliament. Best Seat in the House entertainingly recalls th...[More]

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Author: Frank Johnson
ISBN: 9781906779337
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Published: 13/10/09

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1688: The First Modern Revolution

A fresh look at The Glorious Revolution which contends that rather than being a peaceful event, it was in fact a long period of fractious upheaval that transformed England's state, church and economy....[More]

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Author: Steve Pincus
ISBN: 9780300115475
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Published: 30/09/09

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My Paper Chase

Autobiography of renowned journalist Harold Evans. From a working class Lancashire background, Evans went on to become one of the most respected journalists on Fleet Street and eventually to a succes...[More]

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Author: Harold Evans
ISBN: 9781408702031
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Published: 13/10/09

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The New British Constitution

Vernon Bogdanor analyses the modern British constitution following the implementation of the Human Rights Act and devolution. He assesses the British constitution's strengths and weaknesses and argues...[More]

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Author: Vernon Bogdanor
ISBN: 9781841136714
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Published: 08/06/09

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Something Sensational to Read

As a writer, performer, presenter and former MP, Gyles Brandreth has had a richly varied career, meeting and working with some of the country's most influencial and well-known people along the way. As...[More]

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Author: Gyles Brandreth
ISBN: 9781848543119
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Published: 02/11/09

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Alan Clark: The Biography

Biography of one of the most colourful and controversial figures that British politics has seen in recent years. From a priviledged Eton and Oxford education, Alan Clark progressed to the front benche...[More]

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Author: Ion Trewin
ISBN: 9780297850731
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Published: 14/09/09

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