Deze auteur richt zich op politiek en sociaal commentaar, waarbij zijn werken worden gekenmerkt door scherp inzicht en diepgaande analyse. Door middel van zijn geschriften wil hij complexe maatschappelijke vraagstukken belichten en biedt hij lezers stof tot nadenken. Zijn stijl is zowel toegankelijk als treffend, waardoor een breed publiek zijn ideeën kan begrijpen en waarderen. Zijn werk levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan de hedendaagse politieke literatuur.
Among the most controversial figures in Britain's history, Blair, Brown, and Mandelson are architects of New Labour who together shaped Britain. This title charts their rise to power and their undoubted achievements, both individually and collectively, alongside their quarrels, failings and failures.
Discusses the relationship between Clement Attlee (Labour Prime Minister 1945-51), and his leading Cabinet ministers - Ernest Bevin, Stafford Cripps, Hugh Dalton and Herbert Morrison. This comparative biography is suitable for those who wish to know more about this crucial period of modern history.
From his earliest childhood, Giles Radice has held Europe close to his heart. Ten years after the end of World War II, at the age of 18, he set off to cycle across the continent. Meeting his European contemporaries, Radice discussed the prospects of building a new and better Europe, in which war might be ended forever and prosperity assured for all. It was clear to him that Europe should unite, and that Britain could not stay on the margins. Elected to Parliament, Radice did his part, pushing Britain to become and remain officially a part of Europe, and asking why the British always remained reluctant Europeans, forever skeptical about the benefits of greater union. Now, post-Brexit, he confronts those questions anew. Why have the underlying forces of the EU not pulled Britain closer to the continent? How much should we blame the negative influence of the media? From Thatcher’s Euroscepticism to Blair’s soundbites and the half-hearted campaign from both main parties in the referendum of 2016, Radice ultimately places the blame squarely on the political class itself.