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UK politics home & abroad - a non-exhaustive list
Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New LabourServants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour by Andrew Rawnsley
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now that Blair has had his decade, this book helps to explain how he got here
The Prime Minister: The Job and Its Holders Since 1945The Prime Minister: The Job and Its Holders Since 1945 by Peter Hennessy
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From Churchill to Blair
The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong KongThe Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong by Jonathan Dimbleby
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the end of empire - accompanies tv series - with lots of insights from the 5 years of Patten's governorship
Give Me Ten SecondsGive Me Ten Seconds by John Sergeant
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lots of inside info and gossip from someone on the politicians' doorsteps
Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World AffairsNot Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs by Chris Patten
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very enjoyable, full of punch and intelligent insights onto the way things are in the world
In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern BritainIn Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain by David Cannadine
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very interesting collection of essays by a great historian
30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair's War30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair's War by Peter Stothard
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avoids controversy and toes the line - follows Blair around - but you wish for more, especially because of what we now know.
The Rise of Political LyingThe Rise of Political Lying by Peter Oborne
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terrifying - if only half of this is true, we are in real trouble