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This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing
Charlotte Lydia Riley’s history of Britain shows how the legacy of imperialism is still present in its landscape and people
Three new books assess the social, historical and ideological factors shaping Tory electoral strategy under Rishi Sunak
Can the lessons of the post-second world war settlement be deployed to remake the modern state?
Edmund Fawcett dissects the contradictions of conservative thought and political practice in four countries
From Enoch Powell to Brexit, two books diagnose a Eurosceptic, post-empire malaise
Across the continent, they are stealing support from the traditional centre left
For most of its history, the party has been multitudinous and contradictory
A fascinating account of the influence the ‘Anglosphere’ has had on British politics
The opposition leader’s new consensus faces its toughest test over Brexit
Much now hangs on whether Labour sees this as a British rejection of neoliberalism
Rebuilding the party at a time of national division is a monumental task
It will take more than protest to keep the creed alive, writes Nick Pearce
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