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Alan Partridge prepares to push out his political views… again
4 August 2017
In the aftermath of the 1992 general election, Alan Partridge claimed to be reluctant to disclose...
Oliver Letwin to write a book about how MPs learn from mistakes
21 July 2017
Oliver Letwin, whose career has been littered with embarrassing episodes, is to write a book about...
Beast of Bolsover gets the big screen treatment
18 July 2017
Dennis Skinner, the long serving MP known as the 'beast of Bolsover' is to be the subject of a...
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Angela Eagle set to publish a book on the 'new serfdom' of working life
17 July 2017
Angela Eagle is working on a book looking that has already been dubbed "one of the most important...
Comedian Nish Kumar to front new political satire show this week
17 July 2017
A new political comedy show is coming to the BBC. Nish Kumar is to host a ten part topical satire...
Theatre review: Committee... (A New Musical)
14 July 2017
In the last parliament, members of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee...
Keith Simpson's 2017 summer reading list
13 July 2017
The electorate and colleagues are exhausted after a six week election campaign which resulted in no...
Book review: We Were Warriors
12 July 2017
Johnny Mercer left the army in 2012 with the determination to become an MP. Initially he wasn’t too...
Book review: How Political Leaders Do God
3 July 2017
In a 2009 article for the New Statesman, Tony Blair argued that political leaders in the 21st...
Theatre review: Ink
30 June 2017
"It’s true, that’s what makes it a good fucking story,” declares Bertie Carvel’s Rupert Murdoch at...
'Margaret Thatcher' explains why she should be the next PM
20 June 2017
Now, poor old Theresa May didn't do very well in the general election after it turned out there...
Doctor Who actress to play Theresa May in TV docudrama
13 June 2017
As most people wonder how long Theresa May can cling to power, a new docudrama will show how she...
Cartoonists from London to Nairobi make fun of Theresa May
12 June 2017
As he appeared on the Andrew Marr show, George Osborne stuck the boot into Theresa May by calling...
Morgan to write about ‘one of the best jobs in the cabinet’
26 May 2017
Nicky Morgan is the latest politician to sign a book deal as she admits that her ministerial career...
Donmar unveils casting for Kids Company musical
8 May 2017
The Donmar Warehouse has announced full casting for its new musical The Public Administration and...
Book review: Everywoman
29 April 2017
Everywoman is naughty, frank and a sizzling celebration of how being ordinary can change the world...
Book review: The Women Who Shaped Politics
24 April 2017
Women have arrived at the top in politics. The UK has its second female prime minister, Germany has...
How cartoonists have coped with Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher
10 April 2017
A new cartoon exhibition in London shows how prime ministers can expect a rougher ride from...
Meet the man who mashes up Nicola Sturgeon with David Bowie
4 April 2017
When Home Secretary Amber Rudd issued the fateful words “necessary hashtags” during a Sunday...
Paul Mason's play about protest meets with a mixed reaction
31 March 2017
After Paul Mason’s play based on his book ‘Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere’ closed last night the...
Book review: Theresa May, The Enigmatic Prime Minister
10 March 2017
This biography of Theresa May is, as the author admits, something of a hurried job. It was...
To be or not to be satirised: how politicians get the Shakespeare treatment
6 March 2017
During the bloodthirsty Tory leadership contest of 2016, Boris Johnson’s father had a neat response...
Interview: Comedian Tiff Stevenson on how to own Piers Morgan
27 February 2017
Winston Churchill is often incorrectly attributed with coining the phrase “If you're not a liberal...
Jess Phillips book inspires donations to Women's Aid refuges
15 February 2017
Thousands of books are set to be donated to Women's Aid refuges as a result of a promotional...