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Nonfiction Books » Politics & Society » British Politics » Page 3

British Politics Books

recommended by politicians, journalists and political analysts

Last updated: December 19, 2024

    The Best Royal Biographies, recommended by Hugo Vickers

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    The Best Royal Biographies - Queen Mary by James Pope-Hennessy

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    Queen Mary
    by James Pope-Hennessy

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    The Best Royal Biographies - King George V by Kenneth Rose

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    King George V
    by Kenneth Rose

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    The Best Royal Biographies - The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester by Princess Alice

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    The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
    by Princess Alice

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    The Best Royal Biographies - Ask Sir James by Michaela Reid

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    Ask Sir James
    by Michaela Reid

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    The Best Royal Biographies - Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon by Sir Henry Channon

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    Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon
    by Sir Henry Channon

  • Hugo Vickers talks about what makes a good royal biography, and how he helped Helena Bonham Carter prepare for her film role as the Queen Mother

  • The Best Royal Biographies - Queen Mary by James Pope-Hennessy
  • The Best Royal Biographies - King George V by Kenneth Rose
  • The Best Royal Biographies - The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester by Princess Alice
  • The Best Royal Biographies - Ask Sir James by Michaela Reid
  • The Best Royal Biographies - Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon by Sir Henry Channon

The Best Royal Biographies, recommended by Hugo Vickers

Hugo Vickers talks about what makes a good royal biography, and how he helped Helena Bonham Carter prepare for her film role as the Queen Mother

The Best Royal Biographies, recommended by Hugo Vickers

    The best books on Electoral Reform, recommended by Vernon Bogdanor

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    The best books on Electoral Reform - Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by A V Dicey

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    Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution
    by A V Dicey

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    The best books on Electoral Reform - The Governance of England by Sidney Low

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    The Governance of England
    by Sidney Low

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    The best books on Electoral Reform - The Electoral System in Britain since 1918 by David Butler

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    The Electoral System in Britain since 1918
    by David Butler

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    The best books on Electoral Reform - How Democracies Vote by Enid Lakeman

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    How Democracies Vote
    by Enid Lakeman

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    The best books on Electoral Reform - The Sovereignty of Parliament by Jeffrey Goldsworthy

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    The Sovereignty of Parliament
    by Jeffrey Goldsworthy

  • Britain votes on Thursday in a referendum on changing the electoral system. The political consequences could be great, says one of the country's top constitutional experts.

  • The best books on Electoral Reform - Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by A V Dicey
  • The best books on Electoral Reform - The Governance of England by Sidney Low
  • The best books on Electoral Reform - The Electoral System in Britain since 1918 by David Butler
  • The best books on Electoral Reform - How Democracies Vote by Enid Lakeman
  • The best books on Electoral Reform - The Sovereignty of Parliament by Jeffrey Goldsworthy

The best books on Electoral Reform, recommended by Vernon Bogdanor

Britain votes on Thursday in a referendum on changing the electoral system. The political consequences could be great, says one of the country’s top constitutional experts.

The best books on Electoral Reform, recommended by Vernon Bogdanor

    The best books on British Democracy, recommended by Peter Kellner

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    The best books on British Democracy - The Penguin Essays of George Orwell by George Orwell

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    The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
    by George Orwell

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    The best books on British Democracy - The British General Election of. . .(Nuffield Series) by Various authors

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    The British General Election of. . .(Nuffield Series)
    by Various authors

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    The best books on British Democracy - Essays in Persuasion by John Maynard Keynes

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    Essays in Persuasion
    by John Maynard Keynes

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    The best books on British Democracy - Microcosmographia Academica by F M Cornford

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    Microcosmographia Academica
    by F M Cornford

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    The best books on British Democracy - Our Nation’s Archive by Edited by Erik Bruun and Jay Crosby

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    Our Nation’s Archive
    by Edited by Erik Bruun and Jay Crosby

  • Political commentator and President of YouGov.com chooses older books from both sides of the Atlantic to show what really matters in politics.

  • The best books on British Democracy - The Penguin Essays of George Orwell by George Orwell
  • The best books on British Democracy - The British General Election of. . .(Nuffield Series) by Various authors
  • The best books on British Democracy - Essays in Persuasion by John Maynard Keynes
  • The best books on British Democracy - Microcosmographia Academica by F M Cornford
  • The best books on British Democracy - Our Nation’s Archive by Edited by Erik Bruun and Jay Crosby

The best books on British Democracy, recommended by Peter Kellner

Political commentator and President of YouGov.com chooses older books from both sides of the Atlantic to show what really matters in politics.

The best books on British Democracy, recommended by Peter Kellner

    The best books on British Royalty, recommended by Andrew Morton

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    The best books on British Royalty - George VI by Sarah Bradford

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    George VI
    by Sarah Bradford

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    The best books on British Royalty - The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy by Ben Pimlott

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    The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy
    by Ben Pimlott

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    The best books on British Royalty - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

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    The Diana Chronicles
    by Tina Brown

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    The best books on British Royalty - Shadows of a Princess by Patrick Jephson

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    Shadows of a Princess
    by Patrick Jephson

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    The best books on British Royalty - England Under the Tudors by G R Elton

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    England Under the Tudors
    by G R Elton

  • Bestselling celebrity biographer Andrew Morton recommends the best books on the British royal family and the publishing of his own book, Diana, Her True Story—In Her Own Words, viewed by many as the definitive book on Princess Diana.

  • The best books on British Royalty - George VI by Sarah Bradford
  • The best books on British Royalty - The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy by Ben Pimlott
  • The best books on British Royalty - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
  • The best books on British Royalty - Shadows of a Princess by Patrick Jephson
  • The best books on British Royalty - England Under the Tudors by G R Elton

The best books on British Royalty, recommended by Andrew Morton

Bestselling celebrity biographer Andrew Morton recommends the best books on the British royal family and the publishing of his own book, Diana, Her True Story—In Her Own Words, viewed by many as the definitive book on Princess Diana.

The best books on British Royalty, recommended by Andrew Morton

    Alastair Campbell on Leadership

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    Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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    Team of Rivals
    by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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    Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Perestroika by Mikhail Gorbachev

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    Perestroika
    by Mikhail Gorbachev

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    Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Bodyline Autopsy by David Frith

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    Bodyline Autopsy
    by David Frith

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    Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins

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    Every Second Counts
    by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins

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    Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

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    Alone in Berlin
    by Hans Fallada

  • Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former communications chief, takes a look at leadership in politics and in sport, recognising that ordinary citizens can show courageous moral leadership

  • Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Perestroika by Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Bodyline Autopsy by David Frith
  • Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
  • Alastair Campbell on Leadership - Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

Alastair Campbell on Leadership

Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former communications chief, takes a look at leadership in politics and in sport, recognising that ordinary citizens can show courageous moral leadership

Alastair Campbell on Leadership

    The best books on British Politics, recommended by David Lipsey

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    The best books on British Politics - Tony Crosland by Susan Crosland

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    Tony Crosland
    by Susan Crosland

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    The best books on British Politics - The Heat of the Kitchen by Bernard Donoughue

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    The Heat of the Kitchen
    by Bernard Donoughue

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    The best books on British Politics - The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjørn Lomborg

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    The Skeptical Environmentalist
    by Bjørn Lomborg

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    The best books on British Politics - Cooking in a Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn

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    Cooking in a Bedsitter
    by Katharine Whitehorn

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    The best books on British Politics - The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot

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    The English Constitution
    by Walter Bagehot

  • The journalist and Labour peer, formerly adviser to British Prime Minister James Callaghan, explains his selection of five books about British Politics. Touches on subjects from climate change to the British constitution

  • The best books on British Politics - Tony Crosland by Susan Crosland
  • The best books on British Politics - The Heat of the Kitchen by Bernard Donoughue
  • The best books on British Politics - The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjørn Lomborg
  • The best books on British Politics - Cooking in a Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn
  • The best books on British Politics - The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot

The best books on British Politics, recommended by David Lipsey

The journalist and Labour peer, formerly adviser to British Prime Minister James Callaghan, explains his selection of five books about British Politics. Touches on subjects from climate change to the British constitution

The best books on British Politics, recommended by David Lipsey
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