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Book SynopsisJacob Rees-Mogg is one of the most prominent and controversial figures in contemporary British politics. He is a man who divides opinion in his own party, in Parliament and across the country. An arch-Brexiteer with significant business interests and a large personal fortune, he has long been a vocal critic of the European Union and of Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempts to negotiate a Brexit deal. As chairman of the powerful anti-EU organisation the European Research Group, he has also been a thorn in the side of those seeking to dilute Brexit. While many people mock him for his impeccable manners and traditional attitudes – he has been dubbed `the Honourable Member for the eighteenth century’ – an equally great number applaud him for his apparent conviction politics. Undoubtedly, Rees-Mogg stands out among the current crop of MPs and his growing influence cannot be ignored. In this wide-ranging unauthorised biography of the Conservative Member of Parliament for North East Somerset, Michael Ashcroft, bestselling author of Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron, turns his attention to one of the most intriguing politicians of our time.

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Book SynopsisOur unwritten Constitution is past its sell-by date. If the Union is to be preserved we must recognise the UK as a federal country along the lines of Canada and Australia, and soon. Such is the argument made by Brice Dickson in this lucid and timely intervention to the debate on Britain’s political future. A federal structure, he reasons, could maximise the benefits of cooperation between semi-autonomous regions while at the same time paying due respect to the nationalisms that exist within constituent parts of the country. The devolution of powers to the home nations, coupled with the trials and tribulations associated with Brexit and reform of the House of Lords, point to grave risks in the UK’s current constitutional position. Dickson proposes a Constitutional Reform Act which would federalise the nation, provide a modern Bill of Rights, formalise allocation of public expenditure to devolved regions, and contain a clause setting out the 'purpose' of the UK.The UK has an enviable record in rising to a variety of challenges down the centuries, but the fallout from our recent history makes greater certainty and predictability imperative. This urgent analysis by one of our leading constitutional experts points to how that might best be achieved.Trade Review‘Brexit has heated-up the debate about the merits and defects of our constitution, whether we should do something about it, and if so what. Brice Dickson makes a characteristically thoughtful and stimulating contribution to the discussion.’ — Lord Pannick QC‘Brice Dickson argues that now, post Brexit, our constitution needs to cement the Union. He’s right. We don’t need a fully written constitution, but we do need seriously to address and respond to the forces that are pulling the four home nations apart. The United Kingdom’s survival depends on it.’ — Adam Tomkins MSP, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow‘The turmoil surrounding Brexit has caused many to doubt whether the UK’s uncodified constitution is still fit for purpose. Brice Dickson plausibly suggests that a new, federal constitutional settlement may offer a way forward. Here we have a masterly essay by a highly respected constitutional analyst, who possesses the rare gift of elucidating complex issues without ever dumbing them down.’ — Gavin Drewry, Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, Royal Holloway, University of London‘In recent years, a number of jurists and academics have argued that Britain needs to follow almost every other democracy by enacting a codified constitution. Are they right? The debate is likely to intensify after Brexit. Writing the United Kingdom Constitution offers an excellent introduction to the issues.’ — Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, Kings College London, author of Beyond Brexit: Towards a British Constitution‘Brice Dickson believes that a full-blown written constitution would unleash an endless debate of irreconcilable demands. Instead, he urges a new Constitutional Reform Act to enshrine an acknowledged constitutional federation so as to keep the component parts together in a Union that is looking rather fragile of late. Federalism, well-designed, can help preserve unity to the extent desired but also to respect diversity and distinctiveness appropriate to the parts . If the UK is to survive as such, it needs an acknowledged federal form of government. If the only way to attain that objective is to enact a minimalist model, Dickson's ideas command close attention. The ideas in this book are as important as they are urgent.’ — The Hon Michael Kirby. AC CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia -- .Table of Contents1 The Emergence of Our Unwritten Constitution2 Proposals for a Written Constitution3 Lessons from Elsewhere4 The Protection of Rights and a Written Constitution5 Federalisation and a Written Constitution6 The Way ForwardFurther readingReferences

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Book SynopsisThis well-researched text was written specifically to address Unit AS1 of the current CCEA Government and Politics AS Level specification. It covers the Government and Politics of Northern Ireland and has been through a meticulous quality assurance process. It considers the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, the amendments made in subsequent agreements (St Andrews, Hillsborough and Stormont House) and examines the functions and responsibilities of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the executive and various political parties. Included in the book are tasks, practice essay titles, key terms and concepts, as well as a detailed glossary, index and examination preparation guide. Areas explored include: * The principles, content and implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and the changes made to it by subsequent agreements. * An analysis of the Assembly, including its three main functions (representation, legislation and scrutiny), and its independence from the Executive. * A look at the Executive Office and the Executive as a whole - how it disappointed, how it can determine legislation and policy, the divisions within it, and its ability to function as a power-sharing government. * An evaluation of the Northern Ireland political parties, including their role in government, their respective backgrounds, strategies and policies, and how they have changed since 1998.Table of ContentsContents: Author Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 The Four Agreements Chapter 2 The Executive Committee Chapter 3 The Northern Ireland Assembly Chapter 4 Political Parties and Elections Conclusion Glossary Exam Guidance Resources Recommended Reading Copyright Index Disclaimer

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Book SynopsisBillions of citizens around the world are frustrated with their governments. Why is this? And what can we do about it? In this groundbreaking book Michael Barber draws on his wealth of international experience advising political leaders, to show how those in power can make good on their promises. ''Refreshingly ruthless ... has an uplifting brio to it'' Economist''Michael Barber is a source of inspiration and wisdom'' Andrew Adonis, New Statesman''Excellent ... there is a lot of common sense and practical wisdom ... a breath of fresh air'' David Willetts,Standpoint''Barber is the global overlord of public policy ... a record around the world of actually achieving change'' Philip Collins, Prospect

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Book SynopsisEach year, the Supreme Court of the United States announces new rulings with deep consequences for our lives. This third volume in Palgrave’s SCOTUS series describes, explains, and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2020. With a close look at cases involving key issues and debates in American politics and society, SCOTUS 2020 tackles the Court’s rulings on LGBT discrimination, abortion regulation, subpoenas of the Trump administration, the Electoral College, DACA and presidential power, Native rights, cross-border rights, the Second Amendment, church and state, separation of powers, criminal justice, and more. Written by notable scholars in political science and law, the chapters in SCOTUS 2020 present the details of each ruling, its meaning for constitutional debate, and its impact on public policy or partisan politics. Finally, SCOTUS 2020 offers an analysis of the current state of ideological and interpretive divisions on the Court.Trade Review“SCOTUS 2020: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court offers an evenhanded, thoughtful overview of the Supreme Court’s October 2019 Term. … SCOTUS 2020 is accessible to nonlawyers and useful either as a pedagogical tool for learning about the Court, or for readers wanting a recap of the Term without wading through the opinions in all 16 cases it considers.” (Donald A. Daugherty, The Federalist Society Review, Vol. 22, 2021)Table of Contents1. Introduction: The 2019-2020 Term at the Supreme Court (Morgan Marietta)2. Bostock v. Clayton County on LGBT Employment Discrimination (Julie Novkov)3. Chiafalo v. Washington on Faithless Electors (Justin Dyer and erin Hawley)4. Department of Homeland Security v. University of California on DACA (John C. Eastman)5. Espinoza, Lady of Guadalupe, and Little Sisters of the Poor on Religious Liberty (Kevin Pybas)6. Hernández v. Mesa on Rights and Restitution for Victims of Excessive Force at the Border (Paul Collins and Rebecca Hamlin)7. June Medical Services v. Russo on State Regulation of Abortion Clinics (Gerald Rosenberg)8. Kahler v. Kansas on the Insanity Defense (Julia Bess Frank and Mark A. Graber)9. Kelly v. US on Public Fraud and the Bridgegate Controversy (Jennifer Bowie)10. McGirt v. Oklahoma on Native Rights (Carol Nackenoff and Natasha Markov-Riss)11. New York State Rifle & Pistol v. City of New York on Gun Regulation (Austin Sarat)12. Ramos v. Louisiana on Unanimous Juries (David Klein)13. Seila Law v. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau on Separation of Powers (Howard Schweber)14. Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Vance on Presidential Subpoenas (Cornell Clayton and Joe Bolton)15. Ideology and the Court’s Work (Lawrence Baum)

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Book Synopsis''Riveting ... this will be his masterpiece'' - Andrew Roberts, The New York Times''For big, bold and compelling, it is impossible to ignore Kissinger'' - John Bew, New Statesman, Books of the Year ''This is a superb history of the modern world as well as a biography of Kissinger ... a tour de force'' William Shawcross, The TimesNo American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Hailed by some as the indispensable man, whose advice has been sought by every president from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, Kissinger has also attracted immense hostility from critics who have cast him as an amoral Machiavellian - the ultimate cold-blooded realist.In this remarkable new book, the first of two volumes, Niall Ferguson has created an extraordinary panorama of Kissinger''s world, and a paradigm-shifting reappraisal of the man. Only through knowledge of Kissinger''s early life Trade ReviewThis will be his masterpiece -- Andrew Roberts * New York Times *I acquired valuable knowledge, elegantly conveyed -- Paul Johnson * Standpoint Magazine *The book illustrates just what an extraordinary human being Kissinger is -- Robert Service * Daily Telegraph *A work of engrossing scholarship * The Economist *this is a superb history of the modern world as well as a biography of Kissinger... Ferguson's tour de force shows that because Kissinger was a refugee from horror he understood from the day he first saw the Statue of Liberty that US engagement is vital to the peaceful development of the world -- William Shawcross * The Times *Ferguson is undoubtedly persuasive in presenting the young Kissinger as a man of ideals as well as ideas. His advantage as the authorised biographer, deployed with full force, has been access to a vast mass of previously unseen private correspondence that reveals his subject as nothing like the calucating cold fish of legend -- Marcus Tanner * Independent *With his usual meticulous research, Ferguson is master of all his work surveys. At least as important, he writes in an unobtrusive but compelling style that carries the reader along with unforced ease. Even on its own, the first volume of Ferguson's life of Kissinger is a great work about a great man by - it has to be admitted - a great historian. It should be read, and enjoyed, by every serious student of the history of our times -- Sherard Cowper-Coles * Spectator *For big, bold and compelling, it is impossible to ignore Kissinger - 1923-1968: the idealist (Allen Lane), the first volume of Niall Ferguson's biography of Henry Kissinger, which asks us to reconsider America's best-known "realist" as more Kantian than Machiavellian, more Castlereagh than Meternich, at least up to 1968, when President Nixon first granted the Harvard academic high office. -- John Bew * New Statesman *Some might question whether Ferguson really needs 1000 pages to tell half of Kissinger's life. Other will revel in the wealth of detail on this most controversial of American statesman -- Bee Wilson * Sunday Times *a formidably detailed, closely argued study of the making of one of the giants of 20th-century foreign policy -- Gideon Rachman * FT *

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Book SynopsisOnce called “Washington’s ultimate survivor” by The Washington Post, Frank C. Carlucci III served six presidents, traveled across the world on behalf of his country, and ultimately rose to prominence as secretary of defense. Through every era of his extraordinary and varied career, there was a common refrain: “Get Me Carlucci!” Get Me Carlucci combines Carlucci’s own words with interviews from his contemporaries and context from his daughter, Kristin Carlucci Weed, who completes her late father’s story while keeping his “characteristic deadpan humor and tell-it-like-it-is sensibility, no frills and no fuss.” Starting with Carlucci’s childhood and moving to his pivotal roles in the Congo Crisis of the 1960s and the Portugal’s transition to democracy in the 1970s, Get Me Carlucci offers a unique look at the life of one of America’s most important behind-the-scenes actors. While Carlucci was not a seeker of the spotlight, his work shaped the world and his time as secretary of defense defined American Cold War policy. “The president thought the world of him,” said Carlucci’s friend and mentee Colin Powell. “I thought the world of him.” Now read Frank Carlucci’s story in his own words.Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Find a Way or Make One Chapter 2: African Adventures Chapter 3: Around the World Chapter 4: Alphabet Soup--from OEO to OMB to HEW and Beyond Chapter 5: Bringing Portugal Back from the Brink Chapter 6: Working Washington Chapter 7: Serving as Secretary Chapter 8: Becoming a Businessman Chapter 9: Twilight

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Book SynopsisOne of four titles in Thames & Hudson's innovative new Big Idea' series, this book explores and interrogates each form of democracy and questions whether it remains fit for purpose today.Trade Review'A kind of choose-your-own-adventure using fonts: paragraphs are set in type of differing sizes depending on their importance' - The BooksellerTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. The Evolution of Democracy • 2. How Democracy Works • 3. The Limits of Democracy • 4. The Challenge to Democracy • Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAn essential overview of the problems of our world today -- and how we should prepare for tomorrow -- from the world''s leading public intellectualWe have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, and help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, and maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice.From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, and the prospects and challenges of building a movement for radical change.Including four up-to-the-minute interviews on the 2016 American election campaign and global resistance to Trump, this Penguin Special is a concise introduction to Chomsky''s ideas and his take on the state of the world today.Trade ReviewHighly informative ,deftly organized... Noam Chomsky teaches us-yet again-so much on a huge range of issues... If you haven't read Chomsky before, this book will open your eyes. Even if you have, reading this book will make you realize that you still have more eyes to be opened. A beacon in this turbulent and darkening world -- Ha-Joon Chang, author of '23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism'Especially valuable in helping us navigate the dreadful challenges of the Trumpian era... For all those of us who have always dreamed of spending a day with Noam Chomsky and getting his answers to all our questions about the (sorry) state of the world, here's the next best thing: a collection of interviews with our greatest living intellectual on capitalism, empire, and social change -- Michael KlareAstonishing, fundamental, urgent... Demonstrating anew that Noam Chomsky is the world's most humane, philosophically sophisticated, and knowledgeable public intellectual. I cannot imagine a better primer for anyone seeking a better, safer, fairer future -- Professor Richard Falk, International Law Emeritus at Princeton UniversityIn this brilliant series of recent and wide-ranging interviews, Noam Chomsky combines an astounding breadth of knowledge, great depth of insight, clarity and a relentless commitment to social and economic justice. Simply exhilarating, especially in our current dismal era of Donald Trump. Optimism over Despair is a book to devour -- Professor Robert Pollin, Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts

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Book SynopsisFriedman discusses a government system that is no longer controlled by “we, the people”. Instead of Lincoln's government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”, we now have a government “of the people, by the bureaucrats, for the bureaucrats”, including the elected representatives who have become bureaucrats.

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Book Synopsis** WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ** USA TODAY BESTSELLER ** PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** With a simple majority on the Supreme Court, the left would have the power to curtail or even abolish the freedoms that have made America a beacon to the world. We are one vote away from losing our most precious constitutional rights. As a Supreme Court clerk, solicitor general of Texas, and private litigator, Ted Cruz played a key role in some of the most important legal cases of the past two decades. In One Vote Away, you will discover how often the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by the narrowest of margins. One vote preserves your right to speak freely, to bear arms, and to exercise your faith. One vote will determine whether your children enjoy their full inheritance as American citizens. God may endow us with "certain unalienable rights," but whether we enjoy them depends on nine judges—the "high priests" who have the last say in our system of government. Drawing back the curtain of their temple, Senator Cruz reveals the struggles, arguments, and strife that have shaped the fate of those rights. No one who reads One Vote Away can ever again take a single seat on the Supreme Court for granted.

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Book SynopsisBiteback Publishing is delighted to announce a major new project, a two volume series of biographies of every female MP ever to be elected to the House of Commons. When Constance Markievicz stood as the Sinn Fein candidate for Dublin St Patrick's in 1918, few people believed she would win the election to become the first woman MP - but she did. Now, just over 100 years later, women following the path she paved are increasingly winning, and filling, the hallowed seats of Parliament. The past two decades have seen more and more women stepping up to fight for the interests of their constituents and redressing the unequal gender balance in the Commons. Since the huge influx of female Labour MPs with the election of Tony Blair (unfortunately referred to as 'Blair's Babes'), there are now women standing for a wide range of parties across the political spectrum. Alongside the ever-growing representation of BAME members in Parliament, these women are revolutionising Britain's political landscape like never before. Highlighting the profiles of each woman MP elected from 1997 to 2019, and written by an impressive array of solely female contributors, such as Emily Thornberry, Edwina Currie, Ayesha Hazarika, Natalie Bennett and Dia Chakravarty, The Honourable Ladies: Volume II is the second instalment in a compelling and comprehensive project to honour the lives and achievements of these unforgettable women.

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Book Synopsis''The best memoir by a politician you will ever read'' Philip Collins, The TimesSchool on the Kings Road, Chelsea in the Swinging 60s, the rock-and-roll years, the race riots; this boy has seen it all. ________Alan Johnson''s childhoodwas not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. Not in respect of the poverty, which was shared with many of those living in Britain''s post-war slums, but in its transition from being part of a two-parent family to having a single mother and then to no parents at all...This is essentially the story of two incredible women: Alan''s mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of responsibility at a very young age and who fought to keep the family together and out of care Trade Reviewthe best memoir by a politician you will ever read -- Philip Collins * The Times *a poignant memoir…Johnson writes wonderfully -- Mary Kenny * Telegraph *deeply moving and unforgettable -- Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *a handsome and eloquent tribute -- Peter Wilby * Guardian *beautifully, beautifully written... his style is utterly simple, with a wit so understated that every reader will believe that he or she alone got it -- John Rentoul * Independent on Sunday *Neither mawkish nor sentimental, it is an evocative, filmic account on an early childhood... would make a fabulous drama that, for all its squalor, lifts the spirits -- Judith Woods * Daily Telegraph *a testament to the power of family love and a tribute to two strong women -- Ian Birrell * Daily Mail *Wonderful and moving... unreadable with a dry eye * The Times *the biography of a politician like no other - beautifully observed, humorous, moving, uplifting; told with a dry self-deprecating wit and not a trace of self-pity -- Chris Mullin * Observer *No ordinary politician's memoir ... wonderful. -- John Grimond * The Spectator *

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Book SynopsisA riveting inside look at the women behind the headlines. In the November 2018 midterms, the greatest number of women in history were elected to Congress. It was a group diverse in background, age, professional experience, and ideology. And from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “the Squad” to a group with national security backgrounds calling themselves “the Badasses,” from the first two Native American women to the first two Muslim women, all were swept into office on an enormous wave of grassroots support.  Here, New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer chronicles these women’s first year in Congress, following their shift from trailblazing campaigns to the daily work of governance. In committee rooms, offices, visits back home with their constituents, and conversations in the halls of the Capitol, she probes the question: Will Washington, with its hidebound traditions and overpriced housing and petty power struggles, change the changemakers? Or will this Congress, which looks a little more like today’s America, truly be the start of something new? Vivid and smart, The Firsts delivers fresh details, inside access, historical perspective, and expert analysis as these women—inspiring, controversial, talented, and rebellious—do something surprising: make Congress essential again.  

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Book SynopsisAfter studying history at Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Powell worked for the BBC and Granada TV before joining the Foreign Office in 1979. In 1994 Mr Blair, then Leader of the Opposition, poached him to join his`kitchen cabinet' as his Chief of Staff. When Labour achieved its landslide victory in 1997 Powell was at the heart of the Downing Street machine. He was the only senior member of staff to remain at Blair's side throughout his time at the top of British politics. He has always maintained a low profile and has never before told his story.Trade ReviewIntriguing and engaging book... sets up fascinating parallels that prove there is really nothing new in politics * Financial Times *A gloriously indiscreet political memoir... From a unique vantage point he gives brilliantly observed and witty accounts of the vanity of modern European princes... The merit of Powell's memoir is precisely that it lacks the intrusive ego of the big politician -- Dominic Lawson * Sunday Times *It's a quirky, thoughtful take on the impact of The Prince on modern politics -- Anne McElvoy * New Statesman, Books of the Year *Anyone who wants an insider's account of what makes politicians tick should read this book -- Peter Mandelson * Guardian, Books of the Year *It tells us a great deal about the era that has just passed -- Chris Mullin * Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisPartygate? More like party GREAT!While the UK locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Boris Johnson''s Number Ten played host to a series of boozy shindigs. Now, for the first time, you can learn to get wasted like they do in Whitehall. The Downing Street Party Guide will take you through every stage of a successful, pandemic-defying bash, from drafting invitations to answering awkward questions later.Contents include: Decor tips to avoid a ''John Lewis nightmare''. The perfect playlist to start a Cabinet conga line. How to handle the subsequent police investigation.WHAT HAPPENS IN DOWNING STREET STAYS IN DOWNING STREET...UNTIL SOMEONE LEAKS IT.''Verity Bigg-Knight has written a . . . book.'' - Ipswich Pedant''It is truly amazing that this was published.'' - Bullfighting Weekly''Darling, I don''t have time to read this. Just let me know how much you need for next month.'' - Sir Adrian Bigg-

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses Member States’ and EU neighbours’ national visions for the enlargement of the European Union (EU), highlighting 41 national histories, policies, and corresponding public perceptions of European integration. In a geopolitical context in which Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has renewed the impetus for EU enlargement, national views vary considerably on the timing, conditions, and reforms necessary to welcome Eastern neighbours and the Western Balkans countries into the European family. Moreover, EU enlargement policy is not only an investment in peace and stability; it has also become a political tool in response to the exploitation of interdependencies and illiberal pressures. This book presents concrete policy recommendations to national governments and the EU on how to move forward productively.Table of Contents Enlarging and reforming the European Union - An Austrian perspective Belgium: If the enlargement process is broken, then fix it Bulgaria's attitude towards EU enlargement Croatia: Between proclaimed enthusiasm and reality on the ground The national debate in Cyprus on the future of EU enlargement policy The Czech Approach to EU Enlargement: Full Steam Ahead! Denmark: Two or three recent shifts and the problem of favouring stability and security over democratisation Estonia: definitely positive about enlargements Finland and EU enlargement What French infuriating reluctance reveals Germany and EU enlargement (title TBC) Greece, EU enlargement and the ‘ Thessaloniki promise‘ Enlargement at all costs? Hungarian visions for the political agenda of the EU towards the Eastern Neighborhood and the Western Balkans Ireland and EU enlargement (title TBC) Beyond ‘Enlargement Fatigue’– A View from Rome on the Future of Europe Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU Enlargement Lithuania’s strong support for EU’s "open door“ policy – how to cope with getting what you aimed for? Luxembourg: Get ready to enlarge Malta and Enlargement – Supportive but Not Engaged Direction East – Polish views on EU’s Enlargement Policy Portugal: Nobody talks about enlargement Romania’s constant support for the enlargement process. A proof of investment in European values Slovakia’s Approach to EU Enlargement: From Strategic Passivity to Declaratory Supporter Slovenia: a Strong Defender of Western Balkan Enlargement Spain: A country in favour of enlargement, but of low performance Sweden and EU enlargement: A strong supporter walking a fine line Strict, fair, engaged.... and still without a vision? A view from the Netherlands on EU enlargement, the western Balkans and the Eastern neighbourhood What's holding back Albania? Bosnia and EU enlargement (title TBC) Seizing the EU Enlargement Momentum: Georgia’s Prospects for Joining the European Family Iceland's passive supportive approach: Vocal with others on Ukraine Kosovo's EU membership bid: a leap of faith Liechtenstein and EU enlargement (title TBC) How should EU support Moldova’s path towards accession? The Scramble for re-Enlargement: Montenegro North Macedonia: Stuck at the doorstep of EU? Norway and the enlargement of the EU Serbia on a rocky road to the EU Switzerland: not a candidate but a partner in EU enlargement Schrödinger’s Candidate: Türkiye’s Awkward Situation within the Enlargement Debate Oh the outside looking in: The UK after Brexit Ukraine: Enlargement of the EU in the new realities: Challenges and prospect

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Book SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author and CNN legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin comes a timely exploration of the most controversial presidential pardon in American historyGerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixonand its profound implications for our current political landscape.In this deeply reported narrative, Jeffrey Toobin recreates the behind-the-scenes political melodrama during the tumultuous period leading up to and following Nixon's resignation. The narrative features a rich cast of charactersincluding Alexander Haig, Nixon's last chief of staff, who pushed for the pardon, and a young Justice Department lawyer named Antonin Scalia, who provided the legal justification. The Pardon also introduces you to a largely forgotten figure, Benton Becker, the Washington lawyer sent personally by Ford to negotiate the pardon with Nixon. Becker's fresh reflections provide a startling and cinematic picture of the former Presidentwho proved a master manipulator even in exile. Ford's shocking decision to pardon Nixon was widely criticized at the time, yet it has since been reevaluated as a healing gesture for a divided country even by former critics. Toobin anticipates the next turn in the debate by arguing that Ford's pardon was a disasteran unwise gift to an undeserving recipient, and one that creates an unsettling precedent that is likely to be tested by the next occupant of the Oval Office. The Pardon is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the complex dynamics of power within the highest office in the nation, and the implications of presidential mercy.

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Book SynopsisCaroline Lucas is an outsider, inside, fighting for parliamentary reform and for the interests of her constituents. She is a politician with a radical mission and a clear vision of how change can be achieved. From the NHS to corporate tax evasion, from climate change to immigration, Honourable Friends? tells the story of 5 years in Westminster and offers bold and practical suggestions for a fairer British political system. It is a unique book by a unique politician and activist.

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A surprise win for the Conservatives as the voters decisively reject a Labour leader deemed 'not Prime Minister material'? A Tory Party ripped apart by European civil war? A country rebounding from one of the worst recessions in living memory?Check, check, check.One of the winners in an election victory nobody had predicted, back in 1992, Gyles Brandreth is no stranger to a poll-confounding, knife-edge Tory majority. Controversially, his gloriously indiscreet diaries revealed for the first time the secret world of the Government Whips' Office and its struggles to control a party riven by in-fighting over Europe.Now, as history looks set to repeat itself, comes the definitive edition of this widely acclaimed classic, featuring material originally excised for legal reasons, as well as additional diaries taking the story on another ten years.With candid descriptions of the key figures of the era, from the leading players to the ministers who fell from grace - and a bright young hopeful by the name of David Cameron - Breaking the Code paints an extraordinary portrait of Whitehall and Westminster in our time - warts and all.

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Book SynopsisWith a Foreword by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani.This book sheds light on the political dynamics within the EU member states and contributes to the discussions about Europe. Authors from all member states as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey assess how their country could get more involved in the European debate, taking the reader on a journey through various political landscapes and different views. The chapters cover issues ranging from a perceived lack of ambition at the periphery to a careful balancing act between diverse standpoints at the geographical centre. Yet, discussions share common features such as the anxiety regarding national sovereignty, the migration and border discourse, security concerns as well as the obvious need to regain trust and create policies that work. The book contributes vigorously to the debate about Europe in all capitals and every corner of the continent, because this is where its future will be decided.Table of ContentsWhy this book?Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt, Michael KaedingForewordAntonio Tajani, President of the European ParliamentAustria in Europe: Size matters – But so do ideasJohannes Pollak, Paul SchmidtBelgium in search of a stance on today's EU integration dilemmasNathalie Brack, Amandine CrespyBulgaria: More Europe in Domestic PoliticsDaniel SmilovCroatia: Finally in the EU but still in search for a place under the (EU) sunJakša PuljizA future Europe for Cyprus: a struggle to overcome the utopianism of the 1990s and come to terms with the tough pragmatism of the 2020sGiorgos KentasCzech Republic – a paradise for Eurosceptics?Petr Kratochvíl, Zdeněk SychraThe Schizophrenic DanesMarlene WindHas the Estonian e-Tiger been caught napping?Viljar VeebelBridging the EU’s political dividing lines is in Finland’s security interestJuha JokelaFrance: Supporting the jobless – a job for EuropeXavier Ragot, Olivier RozenbergGermany and the EU: Managing differentiation to avoid structural segregationAndreas MaurerGreece: Of “Future of Europe” plans and political honestyXenophon Yataganas, A.D. PapagiannidisHungary: Becoming Pioneers AgainPéter BalázsActive participation, an Icelandic-German alliance and united Nordic frontBaldur ThorhallssonIreland and the EU: A Pragmatic Approach to IntegrationCian McCarthyItaly and the EU: A Relationship with Uncertain OutcomesSergio FabbriniLatvia’s Future in a Deepened EU: Fine with the Right WineKarlis Bukovskis, Aldis AustersLithuania and the EU: pragmatic support driven by security concernsRamūnas VilpišauskasLuxembourg and the EU: How to Integrate in the Face of DiversityAnna-Lena HögenauerMalta: Small and Peripheral but Aiming for the Core of EuropeMark HarwoodThe Netherlands and the EU: Strengthening but not centralising the EUAdriaan SchoutExit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway's OptionsUlf SverdrupSolidarity with Poland but not from PolandZdzisław MachThe bell has rung: Portugalʼs main bet is on the conclusion of the EMUAlice CunhaThe EU’s young and restless democracy – Romania’s lessons and contributionBianca TomaBeing European – the Slovak WayOľga Gyárfášová, Lucia MokráSlovenia: From high enthusiasm to frustrating indifferenceMaja BučarSpain in the EU: eager to regain centralityIgnacio MolinaManaging the risk of periphery – Sweden and the future of the EUGöran von SydowTowards a «reset» of EU-Swiss relations?Frank SchimmelfennigLike a Candle in the Wind? Insights and Recommendations on the Turkish Accession to the EUBaşak AlpanThe Union after Brexit: Disintegration, differentiation or deepening?Brendan Donnelly

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Book SynopsisHILLARY RODHAM CLINTON''S INSIDE ACCOUNT OF THE CRISES, CHOICES AND CHALLENGES SHE FACED DURING HER FOUR YEARS AS AMERICA''S 67THSECRETARY OF STATE, AND HOW THOSE EXPERIENCES DRIVE HER VIEW OF THE FUTURE, INCLUDING A NEW EPILOGUE. ''All of us face hard choices in our lives,'' Hillary Rodham Clinton writes at the start of this personal chronicle of years at the centre of world events. ''Life is about making such choices. Our choices and how we handle them shape the people we become.'' In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the Unites States Senate. To her surprise, her formal rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed, and the hard choices that she and her colleagues confronted. Secretary Clinton and President Obama had

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Book SynopsisAlan Johnson was born in May 1950. He is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Johnson was the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle until his retirement from politics in 2017. His first book, This Boy, won the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Orwell Prize in 2013. His second, Please Mister Postman, won the National Book Award for Autobiography of the Year in 2014. His third, The Long and Winding Road, was published in 2016 and won the Parliamentary Book Award for Best Memoir.Trade ReviewThe best political testament I have ever read -- Peter Wilby * New Statesman *This boy can write…there’s nothing second-rate about his writing. He is a natural * The Spectator *A wonderful elegy for a life that has only just passed into history... Beautifully written, affecting and sad -- John Rentoul * Independent on Sunday *A fascinating piece of social history -- Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *Johnson’s writing style is easy, relaxed, self-deprecating. His recall and eye for detail are impressive -- Chris Mullin * Observer *

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Book SynopsisHistorian Michael Martinez surveys political sex scandals in American history, from the earliest years of the Republic to today, to explore how these events impacted the politics of the day and the legacy they left for future generations of American leaders.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsPrefatory Matter (dedication, epigraph, table of contents)Photograph CaptionsIntroduction and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: “My Real Crime is An Amorous Connection with His Wife”: Alexander Hamilton and Maria ReynoldsChapter 2: “Dreams of Freedom in His Slave’s Embrace”: Thomas Jefferson and Sally HemingsChapter 3: “She is as Chaste as a Virgin”: Andrew Jackson and the Petticoat AffairChapter 4: “You Have Dishonored My House, and You Must Die!”: Daniel Sickles and Philip Barton Key IIChapter 5: “I Never Kissed Miss Tilton, I Never Told a Lie!”: Reverend Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth TiltonChapter 6: “Ma, Ma, Where’s My Pa? Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!”: Grover Cleveland’s Illegitimate SonChapter 7: “It’s a Good Thing I’m Not a Woman. I Would Always be Pregnant. I Can’t Say No”: Warren G. Harding, Carrie Phillips, and Nan BrittonChapter 8: “She had the WAYS; he had the MEANS”: Wilbur Mills and Fanne FoxeChapter 9: “If Anybody Wants to Put a Tail on Me, Go Ahead. They’ll be Very Bored”: Gary Hart and Donna RiceChapter 10: “This Shadow Life Made a Mockery of My Marriage”: Bob PackwoodChapter 11: “I Did Not Have Sexual Relations with That Woman, Miss Lewinsky”: Bill Clinton and Monica LewinskyChapter 12: “Out of Respect for My Family, and Out of a Specific Request from the Levy family, I Think It’s Best That I Not Get into Those Details”: Gary Condit and Chandra LevyChapter 13: “If Only He’d Hired a Hooker Like a Normal Congressman”: Anthony WeinerChapter 14: “Who Would Have Thought That 90 Seconds with Donald Trump Would Turn into 90 Percent of My Life?”: Donald Trump’s Sex ScandalsAfterwordReferencesAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisIf you only read one book to understand how Democrats will, and should, pick a new nomineeand the stakes of the general electionread Picking Presidents,which explains how to judge if a Presidential candidate is worthy of sitting in the Oval Office.Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and authorCelebrated leadership expert and political scientist Gautam Mukunda provides a comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan method for answering the most important question in the world: is someone up to the job of president of the United States? In Picking Presidents, Gautam Mukunda sets his sightson presidential candidates, proposing an objective and tested method to assess whether they will succeed or fail if they win the White House. Combining political science, psychology, organizational behavior, and economics, Picking Presidents will enable every American to cast an informed vote. In his 2012 book Indispensable, which all but predicted the Trump presidency, Mukunda explained how both the very best and very worst leaders are unfilteredoutsiders who take power without the understanding or support of traditional elites. Picking Presidents provides deep analysis of filtered and unfiltered presidents alike, from failed haberdasher and skillful president Harry Truman, to the exceptionally well-qualifiedand ultimately reviledJames Buchanan; from Andrew Johnson, who set civil rights back by a century, to Theodore Roosevelt, who evaded party opposition to transform American society. Picking Presidents lays out a clear framework that anyone can use to judge a candidate and answer the all-important question: are they up to the job?Table of ContentsContents List of Tables and Figure Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Fateful Choice 2. Harry Truman and the System at Its Best 3. James Buchanan and the Collapse of the System 4. Unhappy in Their Own Way: Failed Unfiltered Presidents 5. Five Stars and a Bull Moose: The Triumph of Unfiltered Presidents 6. Assessing Filtered and Unfiltered Candidates Conclusion. Where Do We Go from Here? Appendix: Statistical Analysis, Case Selection, and Theoretical Concerns Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSince 1960, two-thirds of very large governmental projects in Nigeria have not only failed, but been abandoned mid-course. This presents a bigger failure rate than mega projects elsewhere, and yet there is no available data or analysis to help us understand the reasons behind such failures. This book provides an authoritative examination into why very large projects in Nigeria have failed so badly, and provides practical recommendations on how the Nigerian government can improve its project performance.Drawing on data from 38 very large projects (19 completed and 19 abandoned) with a total budget of over $25B, this book presents detailed analysis of these projects and in-depth case studies 11 of the projects, and presents lessons for improvement. Through this, the authors have identified a small number of key success drivers, and argue that making moderate improvements on any of them would, on average, save hundreds of millions of dollars on one large project alone.This book is a game-changer in the management of government mega projects in Nigeria. With clear implications for other developing economies, this is a vital resource for project management practitioners, executives and civil servants.This is an open access book.Table of Contents1 Introduction: The Project Abandonment Problem. References. 2 What We Know About the Management of Very Large Projects. 2.1 Project Success Factors as Lists. 2.2 The Project Success Frameworks of Miller and Lessard and Morris and Hough. 2.2.1 Miller and Lessard (2000). 2.2.2 Morris and Hough (1987). 2.3 The Nigerian Context. 2.4 The Extended Theoretical Framework. 2.5 What About Corruption?. References. 3 Structure of the Investigation. 3.1 Overview of the Approach Taken in This Study. 3.2 Construction and Execution of the Survey. 3.3 Construction of the Sample of Projects. 3.4 Construction of the Case Studies. Appendix: Full Questionnaire as It Was Administered. Our Request. Project Variables. References. 4 A Description of the 38 Matched Projects. 4.1 Lagos-Ibadan Express Road. 4.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road. 4.3 Third Mainland Bridge. 4.4 Second Niger Bridge. 4.5 Egbin Power Station. 4.6 Calabar Power Station. 4.7 Zungeru Hydropower Plant. 4.8 Delta State (Oghareki) Power Plant. 4.9 Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station. 4.10 Omoku Power Plant Station. 4.11 Mambilla Hydroelectric Power. 4.12 Ajaokuta Steel Project. 4.13 Kanji Dam. 4.14 Otukpo Dam. 4.15 Nigeria Satellite 2. 4.16 Nigeria Satellite 1. 4.17 Airtel Nigeria. 4.18 Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL). 4.19 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. 4.20 (Samuel) Ogbemudia Stadium. 4.21 Abuja International Airport. 4.22 Lagos MMA2 Airport. 4.23 Yenagoa International Cargo Airport. 4.24 Jigawa Airport Project. 4.25 Tin Can Island Port. 4.26 Calabar Seaport. 4.27 Victoria Garden City (VGC) Housing Estate. 4.28 Festac Town Federal Housing Estate. 4.29 1004 Housing Estate. 4.30 Abuja Mass Federal Housing Project. 4.31 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. 4.32 Abuja National Library. 4.33 Nigerian Youth Empowerment Scheme (N-Power). 4.34 Nigeria Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). 4.35 Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). 4.36 Cleaner Lagos Initiative (Visionscape). 4.37 University College Teaching Hospital (UCH) Ibadan. 4.38 University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH). References. 5 Insights from the Analysis of the Questionnaires. 5.1 Variable Distributions and Variable Capability to Detect Differences Across Projects. 5.1.1 Each Respondent Type Adds Unique Perspectives and Information. 5.1.2 The Variables Capture Robust Differences Between Abandoned and Completed Projects. 5.2 Condensing Variables into Aggregated Success Factors. 5.2.1 Approach. 5.2.2 Identifying the Factors. 5.3 Econometric Prediction of Project Completion. 5.4 Econometric Prediction of Cost and Schedule Overruns for Completed Projects. 5.4.1 Effect of Variables on Budget Overruns. 5.4.2 Effect of Variables on Schedule Overruns. 5.5 The Corrosive Effect of Corruption. Appendix 1 Correlations Among Independent Variables Across All 114 Responses. Appendix 2 Factor Analysis. Appendix 3 Specification of the Logistical Regression. Appendix 4 The Logistical Completion Probability Regression by Respondent Group. Appendix 5 Robustness Analysis: Cost Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group. Appendix 6 Robustness Analysis: Schedule Overrun Regressions by Respondent Group. 6 Two Library Projects. 6.1 The National Library of Nigeria in Abuja: An Abandoned Project. 6.1.1 Project Initiation. 6.1.2 Contract Signature and Execution. 6.1.3 Conclusion. 6.2 Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library: A Completed Project. 6.2.1 Project Initiation. 6.2.2 Project Execution and Outcome. 6.2.3 The Difference Between the Two Projects: In the Words of Former President Obasanjo. References. 7 Two Bridge Projects. 7.1 The Second Niger Bridge: A Stalled Project. 7.1.1 Project Initiation. 7.1.2 Contract Disputes and Recontracting. 7.1.3 Continued Stalling. 7.1.4 Diagnosis of the Reasons for Failure, in the Words of (Former) President Jonathan. 7.1.5 Conclusion. 7.2 The Third Mainland Bridge: A Completed Project. 7.2.1 Introduction. 7.2.2 Starting and Stalling. 7.2.3 Restarting the Project Under President Babangida. 7.2.4 Project Execution and Outcome. 7.2.5 Conclusion. References. 8 Two Power Plants. 8.1 Egbin Power Station, Ikorodu Lagos State: A Completed Project. 8.1.1 Initiation and Completion. 8.1.2 Success Conditions and Challenges. 8.1.3 Privatization and Trouble. 8.2 The Calabar Odukpani Power Station: Completed but with Little Delivery. 8.2.1 Project Initiation. 8.2.2 Project Complications and Delays. 8.2.3 Delivery of the Calabar Power Station in 2015. 8.2.4 What Has Been Delivered? Lessons from the Project. References. 9 Two Express Road Rehabilitation Projects. 9.1 The Lagos-Ibadan Express Road Rehabilitation: A Completed Project. 9.1.1 Original Construction of the Express Road. 9.1.2 A Reconstruction Project in a PPP Scheme. 9.1.3 Restructuring the Project as a Government-Owned Project. 9.1.4 Discussion. 9.2 Lagos-Badagry Express Road Rehabilitation: A Stalled Project. 9.2.1 Brief History. 9.2.2 Was the Problem the Fault of the Contractor?. 9.2.3 Dodgy Funding and Accounting. 9.2.4 Protest, Additional Funding and Patching Up. 9.2.5 Conclusion. References. 10 Two More Power Plants. 10.1 The Zungeru Dam/Hydropower Plant: A (Soon-to-Be) Completed Project. 10.1.1 Brief History. 10.1.2 Enabling Factors of Completion. 10.2 The Delta State Oghareki Power Plant: An Abandoned Project. 10.2.1 Initiation. 10.2.2 The Alleged Corruption. 10.2.3 Implications. References. 11 The Ajaokuta Steel Project. 11.1 Project Initiation. 11.2 Project Construction and Cessation by 1988. 11.3 The PPP Revival of 2000–2007. 11.4 The State of the Asset. 11.5 Conclusion. References. 12 Insights and Recommendations. 12.1 Summary and Discussion of the Findings. 12.2 Developing Solutions: Inspiration from Other Countries. 12.3 Recommendations. 12.3.1 Recommendations Part 1: Short-Term Changes. 12.3.2 Recommendations Part 2: Longer-Term Structural Changes. 13 Conclusion: The Government Responsibility.

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Book SynopsisVeil, the former French politician who became first President of the European Union, was born Simone Jacob in 1927. In her long-awaited memoir, she describes in vivid detail a time of happiness and innocence spent in Nice where she grew up. This happy time came to an abrupt end in 1944, when at the age of 17, her family was deported to the camps. Her mother, father and brother all died in captivity. With undeterred resolve, she studied law and political science and became Minister for Health (1974- 1979) in the government of Jacques Chirac where her hardest political fight was to introduce the law to legalize abortion. She was elected the first female President of the European Parliament (1979-1985) and returned to French government as Minister for Social Affairs (1993-1995). In 1998, aged 70, she received an honorary damehood (DBE) from the British Government for her contributions to humanity. Veil, one of France’s most beloved political figures, is admired for her personal and political courage, and enjoys respect from all political spectrums. Her memoir is a sincere and candid account of an extraordinary life and career, which reflect her humanity and determination to improve social standards at home and maintain economical and political.

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Book SynopsisAt a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics. Tony Wright puts current events into a longer and larger perspective, ranging from political ideas to political institutions, and offering an overview of the British political tradition. Throughout, he identifies key characteristics and ideas of British politics, and investigates what makes it distinctive, while emphasizing how these characteristics are reflected in the way the political system functions.This new edition includes key material on Brexit, analysing the divisions revealed by the Brexit vote and the extent to which Britain now has a politics of identity, and considering whether the referendum itself has fundamentally altered the constitutional landscape.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsPreface List of illustrations 1: The Britishness of British politics 2: The constitution: old and new 3: Arguing: the politics of ideas 4: Governing: still the strong centre? 5: Representing: voters and parties 6: Accounting: parliament and politicians 7: Whither British politics Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Mike is a real-life Tom Clancy American hero, and our nation is better for his service. The world is changing, and this book tells the story.” — Marc Andreessen, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz “Our family is forever grateful for experiencing the brave work of Secretary Pompeo, defending faith and freedom for all Americans and those in every nation, no matter their beliefs. Secretary Pompeo rose above disparagement and danger to protect us all, making history as the only person to lead the CIA and the State Department.” — Kathy Ireland, chair/CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide “An American patriot and a truly gifted leader, Mike led the Agency through one of the most important and challenging periods in American history. His unparalleled ability to build and lead teams in a highly successful fashion through complex strategic challenges was extraordinary. Mike’s actions were always focused on achieving the absolute best results for the American people.” — Tom Higgins, retired officer, Central Intelligence Agency “Having served as a fellow Army officer with Mike in the Second Armored Cavalry, I spent many a cold, wet, and sleepless night with Mike on ‘Freedom's Frontier.’ There are two things you always knew about Mike: His dedication to duty and to the mission was paramount, and his loyalty to his soldiers and fellow officers was unquestionable. This book is an important read for all Americans.” — Jeff Boobar, former Army officer and retired DEA special agent “Weakness invites aggression. No one appreciates this dictum better than Secretary Mike Pompeo, a patriot and a pipehitter. Never Give an Inch is Mr. Pompeo’s account of the state of America and the adversaries we face. It is a fascinating read, sensational and at times terrifying. I couldn’t put it down. If you care about America’s place in an era of seemingly endless crises, I urge you to pick up this book.” — Ayaan Hirsi Ali, research fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University “Secretary Pompeo’s effort on behalf of religious freedom for people of all faiths from across the world increased hope for many.” — Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York “A true tour de force that reads like a thriller, densely packed with important content. Written with real humor, the messages, while often alarming, are delivered in a uniquely positive way. Shining through on every page is the author’s deep love of country and dedication to the principles enshrined in our founding documents. This riveting memoir is the most compelling summary to be found anywhere of the challenges currently facing the United States in today’s increasingly dangerous world.” — Mary Ann Glendon, professor emerita of law at Harvard University and former US ambassador to the Holy See

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Book SynopsisLarry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, will bring together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2022 midterm election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines, and dives into the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its earliest developments to its dramatic conclusion. Following Sabato’s introductory analysis, the contributors will provide a comprehensive review of everything in play during the 2022 midterms and look ahead to the 2024 presidential campaign. Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgements 1. Another Confounding ElectionLarry J. Sabato2. Donald Trump and the Vanishing Red WaveAlan Abramowitz3. 2022 Primaries: Setting the Table for NovemberRhodes Cook4. Not Much But Good Enough: The GOP’s House TakeoverKyle Kondik5. The Senate: Sticking with the Devils They KnowJ. Miles Coleman6. Governors & State LegislaturesMary Frances McGowan7. The Red Ripple of Election DenialismCarah Ong Whaley8. A Year 0f High Turnout, New Rules, and Changes in How We Vote Grace Panetta9. How Overturning Roe versus Wade Hijacked the MidtermsNatalie Jackson10. Black Republicanism in the RedTheodore R. Johnson11. A Growing Political Force: Asian Americans in the 2022 ElectionEdward Berdan and Natalie Masuoka12. Mixed Signals from 2022’s Latino VoteMark Hugo Lopez13. Mainstream and Social Media in the Midterm ElectionsDiana Owen14. Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on the 2022 Midterm Election and BeyondMichael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer15. So Why Wasn’t It a Wave?Sean TrendeAbout the Contributors

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Book SynopsisIn No One Left to Lie To, Christopher Hitchens portrays President Bill Clinton as one of the most ideologically skewed and morally negligent politicians of recent times. In a blistering polemic which shows that Clinton was at once philanderer and philistine, crooked and corrupt, Hitchens challenges perceptions - of liberals and conservatives alike - of this highly divisive figure.With blistering wit and meticulous documentation, Hitchens masterfully deconstructs Clinton's abject propensity for pandering to the Left while delivering to the Right and argues that the president's personal transgressions were inseparable from his political corruption.Trade ReviewBy far the best of all the books on the Clinton era. * Edward Said *You don't buy Christopher Hitchens's book because you want to find out whether Bill Clinton is really as terrible a liar as some people say he is. You buy it because you know he is a terrible liar, and the invitation to have a pungent fellow like Hitchens confirm every prejudice you ever had on the subject, plus a few you might not even have known you had, is an invitation you cannot resist. -- Louis Menand * New York Times Magazine *With a witty bluntness uncommon in today's political discourse, Hitchens boldly puts the pieces of the Clinton puzzle together - and isn't afraid to describe the result. Hitchens' brave willingness to show all the sordid scenarios in which our emperor has removed his clothes is beyond refreshing. -- Karen Lehrman * New York Times Book Review *Table of Contents1: Triangulation 2: Chameleon in Black and White 3: The Policy Coup 4: A Question of Character 5: Clinton's War Crimes 6: Is There a Rapist in the Oval Office? 7: The Shadow of the Con Man

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Book SynopsisDespite being described as 'a remarkably successful partnership' by John Howard and a 'triumph of trust' by his counterpart, Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, the art of coalition government is a delicate (and sometimes difficult) balancing of policy, politics and personalities. The relationship between the Liberal and Nationals parties ensured the Howard Government's stability and provided a solid foundation for its legislative program between 1996 and 2007. While the Coalition partnership has been pivotal to Australian politics since the Second World War, under the Howard prime ministership – despite occasional tensions – the two parties changed key aspects of Australian life through gun control, telecommunications and taxation reform, and balancing the budget.In The Art of Coalition, Joel Fitzgibbon, Zareh Ghazarian, Tom Frame, Linda Courtenay Botterill, Paul Davey, Tony Abbott and others convey the complexities of maintaining a strong political partnership, and the importance of trust in an effective coalition.

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Book SynopsisAs seen on Tucker Carlson Tonight! USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! The inside story of the laptop that exposed the president’s dirtiest secret.When a drug-addled Hunter Biden abandoned his waterlogged computer at a Mac repair shop in Delaware in the spring of 2019, just six days before his father announced his candidacy for the United States presidency, it became the ticking time bomb in the shadows of Joe Biden’s campaign. The dirty secrets contained in Hunter’s laptop almost derailed his father’s presidential campaign and ignited one of the greatest media coverups in American history. This is the unvarnished story of what’s really inside the laptop and what China knows about the Bidens, by the New York Post journalist who brought it into the open. It exposes the coordinated censorship operation by Big Tech, the media establishment, and former intelligence operatives to stifle the New York Post’s coverage, in a chilling exercise of raw political power three weeks before the 2020 election. A treasure trove of corporate documents, emails, text messages, photographs, and voice recordings, spanning a decade, the laptop provided the first evidence that President Joe Biden was involved in his son’s ventures in China, Ukraine, and beyond, despite his repeated denials. This intimate insight into Hunter’s dissolute lifestyle shows he was incapable of holding down a job, let alone being paid tens of millions of dollars in high-powered international business deals by foreign interests, unless he had something else of value to sell—which of course he did. He was the son of the vice president who would go on to become the leader of the free world.

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Book SynopsisGenerally referring to all forms of social coordination and patterns of rule, the term 'governance' is used in many different contexts. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Bevir explores the main theories of governance and considers their impact on ideas of governance in the corporate, public, and global arenas.Trade Review[A] a well written, strong account of the story of governance * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book Synopsis''First there was Fire and Fury, then there was Siege, now there is Landslide. The third is the best of the three'' Guardian ''Cruel, unforgiving, muckracking, scandalous . . . Michael Wolff concludes his Trump trilogy - with the best book'' Telegraph ''Wolff is the shrewdest chronicler of Trump'' Sunday TimesPolitics has given us some shocking and confounding moments but none have come close to the careening final days of Donald Trump''s presidency: the surreal stage management of his re-election campaign, his audacious election challenge, the harrowing mayhem of the storming of the Capitol and the buffoonery of the second impeachment trial. But what was really going on in the inner sanctum of the White House during these calamitous events? What did the president and his dwindling cadre of loyalists actually believe? And what were they planning?Drawing on an exclusive and wide range of soTrade ReviewMichael Wolff's third Trump book is his best - and most alarming ... Fire and Fury infuriated a president and fuelled a publishing boom. Its latest sequel is required reading for anyone who fears for American democracy. * Guardian *If Donald Trump seems like a distant, bad dream, Michael Wolff's pacily readable account of his last months as president warns that we shouldn't write him off yet. This is the US journalist's third book on the Trump administration - after Fire and Fury and Siege - and it uncovers new depths of dysfunction there. * Evening Standard *Smart, vivid and intrepid * New York Times *Wolff's previous books on this president - Fire and Fury and Siege - titillated us with inside tales from a dysfunctional White House; terrified us a bit with gut-wrenching episodes of Diet Pepsi-fuelled craziness. They were warm-up acts. Low energy in comparison. Now we get the real deal. Landslide cuts deeper than any previous book about this president, indeed about any president. * The Times *[Wolff] provides a seamless, cinematic narrative of unfolding events in the White House, as if he was quietly sitting in the corner, unnoticed, taking notes, with some preternatural insight into the innermost thoughts of all the protagonists .... Cruel, unforgiving, muckraking, scandalous. I couldn't stop reading it. * Telegraph *In Landslide, Michael Wolff, the shrewdest and most colourful chronicler of the Trump years, focuses on 'the big lie', how Trump's conviction that November's election was stolen from him led him down the path towards insurrection and infamy. * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisIn The Prime Minister: the Office and its Holders since 1945, Peter Hennessy explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, he has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. From recently declassified archival material he reconstructs, often for the first time, precise prime ministerial attitudes towards the key issues of peace and war. He concludes with a controversial assessment of the relative performance of each Prime Minister since 1945, from Clement Atlee and Winston Churchhill to Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, and proposes a new specification for the premiership as it enters its fourth century. ''I really can''t praise it too highly: a tremendous achievement ... an instant classic''  AnTable of ContentsPart 1 Prelude: the platonic idea and the constitutional deal; continuity and cottage pie. Part 2 The premiership: the double-headed nation; organized by history - the premiership before 1945; beyond any mortal? the stretching of the premiership since 1945; where the buck stops - premiers, "war cabinets" and nuclear war planning since 1945. Part 3 The prime ministers: a sense of architectronics - Clement Atlee, 1945-51; in history lie all the secrets - Winston Churchill, 1951-55; the Colonel and the drawing room - Anthony Eden, 1955-57; quiet, calm deliberation - Harold Macmillan, 1957-63; country values - Alec Douglas-Home, 1963-64; centre forward - Harold Wilson, 1964-70; the somersaulting modernizer - Edward Heath, 1970-74; centre half - Harold Wilson, 1974-76; the sea-changer - James Callaghan, 1976-79; a tigress surrounded by hamsters - Margaret Thatcher, 1979-90; the solo-coalitionist - John Major, 1990-97; command and control - Tony Blair, 1997-. Part 4 Coda: the premier league - the inevitability of disappointment; towards a new specification - premiership for the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisThe Trump presidency was not the first to spark contentious debates about presidential power, but its impact on these debates will reverberate far beyond his term. The same rules must apply to all presidents: those whose abuses of power we fear, as well as those whose exercises of power we applaud. In this brief but wide-ranging guide to the presidency, constitutional law expert Daniel Farber charts the limits of presidential power, from the fierce arguments among the Framers to those raging today. Synthesizing history, politics, and settled law, Contested Ground also helps readers make sense of the gaps and gray areas that fuel such heated disputes about the limits of and checks on presidential authority. From appointments and removals to wars and emergencies, Contested Ground investigates the clashes between branches of government as well as between presidential power and individual freedom. Importantly, Farber lays out the substance of constitutional law and the way it is entwinTrade Review"While Contested Ground challenges the public perception that presidents have nearly unlimited authority, it also stresses that legal checks and balances only go so far." * California Magazine *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Creating the Presidency 2. Clashing Visions of Presidential Power 3. The President and Foreign Affairs 4. Taking the Country to War 5. The Bureaucrat in Chief 6. The Domestic Policy Czar 7. Presidential Power versus Individual Rights 8. The President and the Courts 9. Congressional Checks and Balances 10. Concluding Thoughts Afterword Sources and Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisIn 2014, France lost part of the control of its nuclear power plants to the United States. Frédéric Pierucci, former senior executive of one of Alstom's power company subsidiaries, found himself at the heart of this state scandal. His story goes to the very core of how he plotted the key features of the secret economic war that the United States is waging in Europe. And after being silenced for a long time, he has decided, with the help of journalist Matthieu Aron, to reveal all.In April 2013, Frédéric Pierucci was arrested in New York by the FBI and accused of bribery. The US authorities imprisoned him for more than two years - including fourteen months in a notorious maximum-security prison. In doing so, they forced Alstom to pay the biggest financial penalty ever imposed by the United States. In the end, Alstom also gave up areas of control to General Electric, its biggest American competitor.Frédéric's story unpacks how the United States is using corporate law as an economic weapon against its own allies. One after the other, some of the world's largest companies are being actively destabilised to the benefit of the US, in acts of economic sabotage that seem to be the beginning of what's to come...Trade ReviewA cautionary tale for globe-trotting executives at multinational companies * Bloomberg *A legal thriller * Le Figaro *An extraordinary French industrial saga...a testimony that sends shivers down your spine * Le Journal du Dimanche *This is more a tale of war than a thriller. A 'covert economic war' waged by the United States to weaken U.S. companies' competition * La Croix *A wake-up call for all managers working for international companies... A warning sign for all those multinational companies that risk getting on the radar of the American justice system * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung *

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