21 must-read politics books like How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't by Ian Dunt

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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…

If you liked the politics plot in How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't by Ian Dunt , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
"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

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2. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • 21st century
  • journalism
  • society
  • audiobook
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3. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

By: Tim Marshall

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
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4. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • christmas
  • nonfiction
  • history and politics
  • 21st century
  • journalism
  • society
  • audiobook
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5. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. Code of Conduct: Why We Need to Fix Parliament – and How to Do It

By: Chris Bryant

4.01

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDSCronyism, n… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

By: Theresa May

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. Why is this Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: Searching for the Truth on Political TV

By: Rob Burley

4.23

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of Britis… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
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11. Johnson at 10: The Inside Story

By: Anthony Seldon

4.22

Format: 662 pages, Hardcover

***Chosen as a non-fiction highlight of 2023 in The Times and the Observer *** After his dramatic … read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • journalism
  • society
  • audiobook
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13. Keir Starmer: The Biography

By: Tom Baldwin

4.06

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This will be the most important political book of the year’ MATTHEW… read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Follow The Money: How much does Britain cost?

By: Paul Johnson

4.29

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

What is the truth about Britain's finances? Paul Johnson and the enormously respected Institute … read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
Cover of The Decade in Tory: An Inventory of Idiocy from the Coalition to COVID by Russell    Jones

15. The Decade in Tory: An Inventory of Idiocy from the Coalition to COVID

By: Russell Jones

4.64

Format: 680 pages, Hardcover

In 2020 the United Kingdom reached a bewildering milestone: ten successive years of Conservative ru… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up: A Memoir of Growing Up and Getting On

By: Wes Streeting

4.30

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Wes Streeting might have ended up in prison rather than in parliament. His maternal grandfather Bil… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024 by Ben Riley-Smith

17. Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024

By: Ben Riley-Smith

4.01

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction. … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged by Rafael Behr

18. Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged

By: Rafael Behr

3.97

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2023 'Passionate, clever, and often very funny' Marina Hyde 'A … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Great Britain?: The must-read Sunday Times bestseller on How We Get Our Future Back by Torsten Bell

19. Great Britain?: The must-read Sunday Times bestseller on How We Get Our Future Back

By: Torsten Bell

4.37

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Thrilling and essential campaign reading from one of our most influential and profound economists'T… read more

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  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • society
  • audiobook
Cover of Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society by Daniel   Chandler

20. Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society

By: Daniel Chandler

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, ma… read more

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  • society
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power

By: Sasha Swire

3.47

Format: 591 pages, Kindle Edition

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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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction

16 Best history books like How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't by Ian Dunt

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

Tim Marshall

3.94

Transform Your Habits

How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

Ian Dunt

4.45

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14 Top audiobook books like Johnson at 10: The Inside Story by Anthony Seldon

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

Transform Your Habits

How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

Ian Dunt

4.45

Transform Your Habits

There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Rory Carroll

4.38

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