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The thick of it

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 ...

hogsflesh 11.10.2010 · Read full review
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Review of The End of the Party - Andrew Rawnsley

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End Of The Party -Beginning Of The Truth?

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 ...

JohnButler 04.01.2011 · Read full review
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Review of The End of the Party - Andrew Rawnsley

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I learnt more than I expected from a compulsory task

Advantages: The book has everything you need for the UK Citizenship Exam
Disadvantages: Some topics seemed too easy and too ridiculous to be mentioned.

...Although I don’t like reading books in English due my English level, but one book I had to read carefully from beginning to the end. The name of the book is Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship - 2nd Edition (2007) by The Home Office. Ther ...

happysh2009 07.04.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Life in the UK: A Journey to Citizenship 2007: A Journey to Citizenship - Great Britain. Home Office

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Check that you understand: it's unreadable and discriminatory

Advantages: Buy this book and it will make money for the UK Government
Disadvantages: Discriminates against people, hard to memorise, rambling, repetitious and unreadable

...A repetitious and unreadable book, rambling, poorly structured and with errors in spelling and punctuation, Life in the UK (2007) is a very bad book. Regrettably, as at today's date, people have to purchase this book to do a "Life in the UK" test (which t ...

Miamibee 16.02.2011 · Read full review
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The best Helicopter in the World

Advantages: Best Army and Helicopter in the World
Disadvantages: None

...purchased this book as my Husband is in the Army and I have heard a few things about the Apache helicopter. When I read this book i was totally amazed at the courage of 4 Royal Marine Commandos and the pilots of the Apache's for doing the rescue miss ...

kimberley1986 23.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Apache - Ed Macy

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