11 books to read before the election
Selected by the Bookshop
We had thought there’d be more time to read these before the big day. Still, even a week is a long time in politics, so four weeks is an eternity!
From the publisher:
The dramatic story of the peoples’ fight for the right to vote in BritainThe culmination of a lifetime’s work by the great journalist and historian Paul Foot, The Vote tells the thrilling story of the hard, long-fought…
From the publisher:
The Tories’ ancient instinct for survival has vanished, along with any concern for the public good, and Bloody Panico is the prevailing moodThe most successful political party in history?The Tory Party has been in power for…
From the publisher:
Englishness has been hijacked by the right. This book will help take it back.'A visionary book' Philip Pullman'Essential and magnificent' George Monbiot'Deft and wonderfully poetic' Grace BlakeleyThe right have hijacked…
From the publisher:
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE LABOUR LEADER, THE NEW POLITICAL MUST READ FOR THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A fascinating and engrossing account of the man who is likely to be the UK’s…
From the publisher:
Every thinking person knows that a great change is needed in our country.'This Time No Mistakes is a brilliant book... an intellectual, historical, political read with some strong themes... read it if you haven't already.' Keir…
From the publisher:
James O'Brien - prize-winning, bestselling author, radio and podcast sensation, twitter phenomenon - returns with a major political book about the dark forces and figures who have broken Britain.***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL…
From the publisher:
Democracy is in bad health. Against Elections offers a new diagnosis – and an ancient remedy.Fear-mongering populists, distrust in the establishment, personality contests instead of reasoned debate: these are the…
From the publisher:
Picked as one of Waterstones’ Non-Fiction ‘Books You Need to Read in 2024’Gordon Brown: ‘A path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders… whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention.’Britain is more…
From the publisher:
Britain is broken, but how did it become so divided?Britain was once the leading economy in Europe; it is now the most unequal. In Shattered Nation, leading geographer and author of Inequality and the 1% shows that we are…
From the publisher:
THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhy 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…
From the publisher:
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** From the co-host of the hilarious new podcast with Richard Osman, The Rest is Entertainment ***Now includes ELEVEN new columns and a whole THREE new prime ministers.Relive the delusional…
Latest booklists
Latest booklists
