Plus: Here comes Syriza. The Teflon Greens. Mystic Dale v Nick Clegg. The Political Book Awards. And: There’s no such thing as an illegal war.
Plus: My Big Fat New Wedding. An invitation to Roger Bird. And: Happy New Year to you all. P.S: Here is my, er, prediction success rate for last year.
Plus: A present for Jacqui Smith. In memory of Constance Henriette Dale. I am reviving my blog. And finally: A truly disgusting reference to vibrators.
Here is a book that, as much as any I can think of, needs to be read aloud. Tolkien, like many Catholics of his generation, understood the power of incantation.
Coming Soon: Politicos Guide to the General Election. Top 100 Most Influential People on the Right. And: In honour of Clifford Norden, who died in World War One.
Plus: Up yours, Amazon. Secrets of Thanet South. Up yours, Lutfur. Plus: The madness of sacking Graeme Archer. And: Is Andy Murray Scottish, after all?
There’s a whole world beyond the TV show – from the books and fan-sites to the podcasts and card games. This is a guide for the uninitiated.
He brings to this book what he brings to politics: an unwavering sense of perception and authority.
Plus: The Telegraph’s war on Nadine. Bias at the Foreign Office. Euro-rules drive me bonkers. And: Cameron’s LadyShambles.
Gyles Brandreth, the compere for the event, got it spot on when he said that the evening was all about “championing books”.
By Paul Goodman Amanda Foreman's Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire was greeted with applause when first published in 1998. "The Duchess", starring Keira Knightly and Ralph Fiennes, was based on it. Foreman's used to film: she's the daughter of Carl Foreman, who won an Oscar (posthumously) for his screenplay work for Bridge on the River Kwai. […]
The book explained the rise of UKIP yet it was published on the eve of the 2014 EU elections and before the defections of Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless.