Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
By: Richard Beard
3.58
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
In 1975, as a child, Richard Beard was sent away from his home to sleep in a dormitory. So were Dav…
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By: Andrew Marr
4.03
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2. The Establishment: And How They Get Away with It
By: Owen Jones
3.32
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
In The EstablishmentOwen Jones, author of the international bestseller Chavs, offers a biting criti… read more
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3. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
4. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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5. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
6. How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't
By: Ian Dunt
4.45
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhy do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others… read more
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7. Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
By: Oliver Bullough
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In his punchy follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough's Butler to the World unravels the dark secre… read more
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8. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
By: Alan Partridge
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
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9. The Trading Game: A Confession
By: Gary Stevenson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more
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10. O Brother
By: John Niven
4.64
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John Niven’s little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes… read more
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"My mother can hold her own where foreign words are involved. The simple duo-syllable 'croissant' comes out variously as 'craw-sank', 'crass-ant', or 'crah-sint', the word seeming to have no business …"-John Niven, O Brother
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By: John O'Farrell
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
All across Britain, a generation of grown-up children are graduating from university, moving back i… read more
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12. But What Can I Do?
By: Alastair Campbell
3.87
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
'Your country needs you. Your world needs you. Your time is now.'Our politics is a mess. Leaders wh… read more
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13. Chums: How A Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over The UK
By: Simon Kuper
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel H… read more
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14. Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England
By: Richard Beard
3.58
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
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15. This Land: The Struggle for the Left
By: Owen Jones
3.94
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
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"That summer, Corbyn and his supporters pushed against a door they thought was made of reinforced steel; as things proved, it was made of cardboard."-Owen Jones, This Land: The Struggle for the Left
16. Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP
By: Jess Phillips
4.21
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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17. The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn
By: Steve Richards
4.06
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4.28
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19. Mussolini's Daughter: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe
By: Caroline Moorehead
3.75
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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20. Posh Boys
By: Robert Verkaik
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Imagine a world where leaders are able to pass power directly to their children. These children are… read more
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21. Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power
By: Sasha Swire
3.47
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What is it like to be a wife of a politician in modern-day Britain? Sasha Swire finally lifts the l… read more
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