The judges of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing
The judging panel of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing was chaired by Kim Darroch, a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. He was joined on the panel by journalist Cindy Yu, sociologist and political scientist Colin Crouch, German-British historian Katja Hoyer, and politician Thangam Debbonaire.
Interviews with The judges of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing
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At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China
by Edward Wong -
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Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
by Anne Applebaum -
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Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence
by Mishal Husain -
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Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
by Victoria Amelina -
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The Baton and the Cross: Russia's Church from Pagans to Putin
by Lucy Ash -
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The Coming Storm: A Journey into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine
by Gabriel Gatehouse
The Best Politics Books of 2025: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing, recommended by The judges of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing
The Best Politics Books of 2025: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing, recommended by The judges of the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing
From conspiracy theories wreaking havoc in US politics to poignant memoirs of painful events around the globe, the books shortlisted for the 2025 Orwell Prizes, the UK’s most prestigious awards for writing about politics, have been announced. These are the eight books shortlisted for the ‘Orwell Prize for Political Writing,’ awarded annually to a nonfiction book. The comments are from the judging panel, chaired by UK diplomat and former ambassador to the US Kim Darroch.
