Advantages: Tremendous account of the wretched personality flaws of New Labour's top men Disadvantages: A bit too long, slightly smug
Do you remember when people used to have respect for politicians? No, me neither. Probably they never have. But I do remember a time when political coverage wasn’t so obsessed with personalities; and a time when people didn’t regard politicians with quite ...
Advantages: The paperback version offers 2 extra -and equally revealing- chapters Disadvantages: Sadly, the length and depth of the book might seem off-putting to the mass of x-factor Britain
This is a book, so comprehensively and entertainingly revealing about recent events in UK government that I'm tempted to say I'm at a loss for words. Obviously not a state of mind that happened often to Messrs Blair, Brown et al who seem cabable of rustli ...
...No, no, no....this is not a review of D-Ream's cringe-inducing single of the same name, it is instead a structured review (makes a change) about one of the funniest books I've read. Things Can Only Get Better (first published in 1998) is written by ...
Advantages: Funny, informative for those politically minded Disadvantages: Tory supporters who don't have a sense of humour may not find it that amusing
John O'Farrell has been a labour supporter since he was little, (he was just old enough to know what a political party was when he first realised he was.) In his book, he recounts all the elections, by-elections, council elections, school mock elections, ...
Advantages: Hilarious but also a warning not to let it happen again Disadvantages: well, maybe not the perfect book for your dyed in the wool Conservative
A brilliantly funny book. One of those ones that makes you laugh out loud and which you just can't put down.
It tells the story of John O'Farrell - a Labour supporter - when Labour couldn't get in to power. John O'Farrell has been involved in lots ...
