Politics & Theories

A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider's account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television

A shocking insight into what is really happening to China's Uyghurs

Launching the dementia debate into new and exciting territory, this book applies a human rights lens to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia.

When a company's workers are literally dying on the job, and its business model relies on preying on local businesses and even their own companies, and its CEO is the richest person in the world while its workers make minimum wage with impossible quotas... wouldn't you want to resist?

The importance and potential of local government in Ireland is often understated. Local government plays a vital, even if undervalued, role in Ireland’s system of government. Members of the public – the citizens served by local government – often remain unaware of its impact on their daily lives until vital services such as roads are negatively affected by severe weather conditions or a controversial planning decision is made.

The four volumes of spin-doctor and strategist Alastair Campbell's Diaries were a publishing sensation. 'The Irish Diaries' will be of huge interest for readers with an interest in Irish history and provide an important historical record for generations, in both Ireland and beyond.

Comprehensively updated paperback edition of the political bestseller

Intends to reconceptualise the notions of state failure and fragility, to provide a policy-relevant framework on these issues. In a wide-ranging treatment, drawing on large samples and case studies, this book provides an alternative model of the fragile state emphasizing the multidimensional, multifaceted nature of the fragile state problematique.

Brings together interdisciplinary and international case studies to provide a distinctive analysis of how politics in the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, focusing on the interconnectedness of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics.

Caro's legendary, multi-award-winning biography of US President Lyndon Johnson is a uniquely riveting and revelatory account of power, political genius and the shaping of twentieth-century America. In this second instalment we witness a momentous turning point in American politics: the tragic last stand of the old politics versus the new.