I’ll kick us off with a few of my favourites.

Things Can Only Get Worse? - John O’ Farrell

The story of twenty confusing years as a member of the Labour party. From the pre-Blair years through to the Corbyn. An absolutely fascinating read for someone like me who’s both a member of the party and someone who’s interested in leftist politics and British political history.

The Social Distance Between Us - Darren Mcgarvey

Great read if you’re looking to get angry about the state of the UK. Doesn’t pull any punches and isn’t afraid to get it’s hands dirty.

Impeachment - Jon Meacham

I’m really into US Presidential history. This book covers the Johnson, Nixon and Clinton impeachments, and explains why they were bought, the narrative around the cases and why they reached the conclusion they did. This is genuinely one of my favourite books going.

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    The End Of The Party - Andrew Rawnsley Was a great dissection of the post-9/11 New Labour era up to the Coalition. Very readable and obviously covers Iraq and the related controversies, but also the Blair/Brown relationship and its overall draining effect on what had previously been one of the most popular governments in modern times.

    The passage that sticks with me is when even Dubya questions why Blair is sticking with him joining in the war, effectively giving him an out, and Blair says he’s in with this war all the way.