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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 15 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book How Westminster Works... and Why It Doesn by Ian Dunt
    How Westminster Works... and Why It Doesn - by Ian Dunt

    £10.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781399602747 | ISBN 10: 1399602748

    THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER  Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail? What is a ‘special adviser’ and how did they take over British political life? And why is the House of Lords more functi ... more

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  • Cover image of book Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram
    Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain - by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram

    £22.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781398719736 | ISBN 10: 1398719730

    Gordon Brown: ‘A path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders working to transform the North of England, and whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention.’  The Observer: ‘Not since Tony Blair 30 years ago have politicians advocated ... more

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  • Cover image of book Are You Really OK?: Understanding Britain’s Mental Health Emergency by Stacey Dooley
    Are You Really OK?: Understanding Britain’s Mental Health Emergency - by Stacey Dooley

    £10.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781785947032 | ISBN 10: 1785947036

    We are not OK...  I've been fortunate enough to meet many remarkable people over the last decade of making documentaries - sometimes in incredibly hostile environments, where they've been really up against it - and I've seen the devastating e ... more

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  • Cover image of book Fortress London: Why We Need to Save the Country from its Capital by Sam Bright
    Fortress London: Why We Need to Save the Country from its Capital - by Sam Bright

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008474256 | ISBN 10: 0008474257

    A vividly written and timely polemic tackling the burning injustices shaping British society today.  ‘Intelligently written and powerfully argued.’ Paul Mason  ‘Witty, scathing, and entertaining.’ Danny Dorling  Journa ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain by Darren McGarvey
    The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain - by Darren McGarvey

    £10.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529103885 | ISBN 10: 1529103886

    *A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* *LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE*  'An Orwell for today's poor' - The Times 'The standout, authentic voice of a generation' Herald 'McGarvey is ... more

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  • Cover image of book Borderland: Identity and Belonging at the Edge of England by Phil Hubbard
    Borderland: Identity and Belonging at the Edge of England - by Phil Hubbard

    £15.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526153876 | ISBN 10: 1526153874

    Over recent years, the issues of Brexit, COVID and the 'migrant crisis' put Kent in the headlines like never before. Images of asylum seekers on Kent beaches, lorries queued on motorways and the crumbling white cliffs of Dover all spoke to national a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera
    Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain - by Sathnam Sanghera

    £9.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780241445310 | ISBN 10: 0241445310

    In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consider to be modern Britain is actually rooted in our imperial past.   In prose that is, at once, both clear-eyed and full of acerbic wit, Sanghera sh ... more

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  • Cover image of book Diamonds in the Mud by Brian Reade
    Diamonds in the Mud - by Brian Reade

    £20.00   hardback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913406639 | ISBN 10: 1913406636

    "Powerful, vital and visionary"(Jimmy McGovern) Something unusual happened in Britain during the spring of 2020. As the nation went into lockdown to fight a killer pandemic our view of what constituted a hero changed.  Suddenly celebrity busine ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save It by Stuart Maconie
    The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save It - by Stuart Maconie

    £9.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781529102437 | ISBN 10: 152910243x

    It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and ... more

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  • Cover image of book Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics by Peter Geoghegan
    Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics - by Peter Geoghegan

    £14.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781789546033 | ISBN 10: 1789546036

    Democracy is in crisis, and unaccountable and untraceable flows of money are helping to destroy it. Politicians lie gleefully, making wild claims that can be shared instantly with millions of people on social media. Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Jair ... more

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  • Cover image of book Now We Have Your Attention: The New Politics of the People by Jack Shenker
    Now We Have Your Attention: The New Politics of the People - by Jack Shenker

    £16.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781847925404 | ISBN 10: 1847925405

    "One of the most important and compelling books I've ever read, by one of Britain's most gifted writers. If you want to understand why we are in this crisis, listen to the voices all too often airbrushed from the political conversation"(Owen Jones) ... more

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  • Cover image of book Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain by James Bloodworth
    Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain - by James Bloodworth

    £8.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781786490162 | ISBN 10: 1786490161

    We all define ourselves by our profession. But what if our job was demeaning, poorly paid, and tedious? Cracking open Britain’s divisions journalist James Bloodworth spends six months living and working across Britain, taking on the country’s mos ... more

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  • Cover image of book Don
    Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms - by Harry Leslie Smith

    £8.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781472123473 | ISBN 10: 1472123476

    Don't Let My Past Be Your Future, Harry Leslie Smith's follow-up to Harry's Last Stand, is both a survival guide for today's generations and a memoir about persevering through difficult times with one's dignity and optimism intact.  THIS A CA ... more

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  • Cover image of book Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch
    Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging - by Afua Hirsch

    £10.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781784705039 | ISBN 10: 1784705039

    Where are you really from?   You’re British. Your parents are British. You were raised in Britain. Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British.   So why do people keep asking you where you are from?   Brit(ish) is abou ... more

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  • Cover image of book Austerity: The Demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy by Kerry-Anne Mendoza
    Austerity: The Demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy - by Kerry-Anne Mendoza

    £9.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781780262468 | ISBN 10: 1780262469

    Wages have been frozen, benefits have been slashed and public spending squeezed. The pain of a financial crisis caused by bankers and speculators has been borne by ordinary people all over the country – and by the poor and disabled most of all.  ... more

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