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The UK’s Contrarian Publisher: Iain Dale on the ‘Gift’ of Donald Trump
- 27 Feb 2017
By Roger Tagholm for Publishing Perspectives Particularly in an age when everyone faces the effects of the ‘echo chamber,’ hearing counter-opinions can be important. And the UK’s Iain Dale is happy to offer some balance. Since the June Brexit referendum in the UK and Donald T...
My Favourite Book
- 12 Feb 2017
My favourite Book Picking your favourite book of all time is an almost impossible task. How can you compare WATERSHIP DOWN with ANIMAL FARM or, dare I say it, THE RATS by James Herbert? How do any of these compare to some of my favourite political tomes like Gyles...
BOOK REVIEW: All Out War by Tim Shipman - Without Doubt the Political Book of 2016
- 27 Dec 2016
You know that feeling you get when you finish a book you never really wanted to end? It’s almost a feeling of grief. That’s what I’ve got as I type this, minutes after finishing Tim Shipman’s majestic ALL OUT WAR. It’s impossible to fully comprehend what happened on June 23 an...
Keith Simpson MP's 2016 Christmas Reading List
- 7 Dec 2016
This has been politically a roller-coaster of a year with the EU referendum which resulted in the resignation of David Cameron and the accession of Theresa May, the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn, the resignation and then American tribute tour of Nigel Farage and the success of ...
My Christmas Book Recommendations 2016
- 4 Dec 2016
Given that there is only one bookshop chain left in this country, a lot of people who are interested in political books often miss out on books they would love to read if only they knew they existed. So I thought I’d give you all some ideas for some Christmas presents for frie...
Book Review: Kind of Blue by Ken Clarke
- 19 Nov 2016
This book is like a fine old wine. It is to be savoured. Whenever I finish reading a really good book, I get a sense of grief when I read the final page. And so it has been with Ken Clarke’s memoirs. To be paid an advance of £400,000 was quite something. No one was more shocke...
BOOK REVIEW: Politics - Between the Extremes by Nick Clegg
- 15 Oct 2016
I like Nick Clegg. Always have. He’s a transparently nice guy. I suspect he’s a very loyal person, and someone who tries to see the best in people. This can sometimes be a fatal flaw in a politician. I remember seeing Nick Clegg at the 2008 LibDem conference, less than a year...
BOOK REVIEW: Unleashing Demons by Craig Oliver - The Inside Story of the Remain Campaign
- 9 Oct 2016
I did a 10 minute interview with Craig Oliver about his book, which you can watch HERE It was around 10am in the morning on a Saturday in December 2012. I was in bed. The previous night I had given a speech to David Cameron’s Conservative Association in Chipping Norton. The ...
BOOK REVIEW: Speaking Out by Ed Balls - Best Political Book I've Read This Year
- 18 Sep 2016
Very few political books stand the test of time. Three months after they come out they’re forgotten. Ed Balls can be proud that his book will be different. It’s not a conventional political memoir in that it’s not chronological and doesn’t pretend to be a learned, intellectua...
Keith Simpson MP's Summer Reading List
- 18 Jul 2016
Guest Post by Keith Simpson MP After the recent political roller coaster of the EU referendum, the resignation of Prime Minister Cameron, the Conservative leadership contest and the triumph of Theresa May who became the Conservative leader and then Prime Minister, the continu...