Dial M for Murdoch by Tom Watson & Martin Hickman
This account of the Murdoch affair, co-authored by one of their most dogged critics, is a gripping readTom Watson has become a heroic pursuer of the truth, hunting down the bullies. The Labour MP for West Bromwich East has spent the past few years tryi...
Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship by Richard Aldous – review
The Thatcher-Reagan double act was far from being the love-in of mythAll politics, as they say, is personal. Yet it's only when you read the memoirs or diary entries of the protagonists that you realise just how personal, and how arbitrary, are the gre...
Outside In by Peter Hain
Peter Hain's memoir is the story of a radical turned political misfitThe fire burned in his belly as, aged 10, he watched his parents being arrested. Three years later he spoke at the funeral of a friend executed by the state. Peter Hain...
The Leaderless Revolution by Carne Ross – review
A former British diplomat issues a refreshing mea culpa and sets out a radical manifesto for people-powerThe nation state, the construct that has dominated global politics and diplomacy for two centuries, can no longer meet the needs of citizens. This ...
Zero-sum World: Politics, Power and Prosperity After the Crash by Gideon Rachman – review
Gideon Rachman has done us all a major service by debunking many of the myths surrounding globalisation, says John KampfnerA few weeks ago, I had the curious fortune of being asked to address a neoliberal conference in Sydney. As a fish out of water, a...
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