Cameron’s Blairite apologia shows that he did not understand Eurosceptic passion
The former Prime Minister also failed to grasp that Merkel was not going to do anything very much for him.
Ashcroft’s life of Rees-Mogg, a serious politician mistaken for a character out of P.G.Wodehouse
Never before has so much material been assembled from such a wealth of sources about the Leader of the House.
The life of Gove, Cameron’s Jeeves and Johnson’s stooge
Owen Bennett sets out the known facts about an astonishing Tory.
How pillorying ministers and chief executives became part of the British Constitution
A self-help book for business people terrified of appearing before MPs shows how much more formidable select committees have become.
Rees-Mogg draws resounding moral lessons from the Victorians
In his new book he sets out to rescue those virtues from the mockery inflicted on them in the 20th century.
The Establishment hated Beaverbrook, Churchill needed him
A new biography of the ruthless, devious, vulgar, brilliant newspaperman who in 1940 became Minister of Aircraft Production.
For a really serious British foreign policy failure, look at Chamberlain’s attempt to appease Hitler
Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating account of the slide towards the Second World War.
This fair hearing for Blair cannot rehabilitate him
Jon Davis and John Rentoul’s new book contains valuable material, but cannot efface Iraq, or the former Prime Minister’s self-righteousness.
Neave had the boldness to make a home run from Colditz, and to help Thatcher beat Heath
Patrick Bishop’s biography of Airey Neave, who in 1975 showed how to run a successful leadership campaign.
The British economy has survived so many crises that it can surely survive Brexit
William Keegan’s memoir describes with ebullient good humour how he covered half a century of bad news.
This hatchet job on Corbyn fails to explain why so many people voted for him
Bower writes him off as a loser, which is perhaps what he will end up being. But he did much better at the last general election than the commentariat expected.
Why Britain wants to leave this European Union of failed nation states
In his new book, Jeremy Black traces the history of Britain’s relations with the Continent, and how it bears on the Brexit debate.
Sanders is a refreshing change from the careerists who infest American as well as British politics.
So though he presents himself as anti-Trump, he has something in common with him. And there could, astonishingly, be a future for socialism in America.
How Trump appeals to unspeakable emotions
A new book about Holocaust and climate change denial also casts light on the American President.
How Dublin ran rings round May on the Northern Ireland border
Tony Connelly describes in painful detail the success of Irish negotiators in aligning themselves with the EU27, while leaving the Brits to flounder.