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'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...
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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...
Book review: Margaret Thatcher, A Life and Legacy
8 February 2017
Margaret Thatcher has been the most commented on, researched, and written about prime minister...
Book review: The Cabinet Office, 1916–2016
25 January 2017
Last year saw, what was effectively, the centenary of the establishment of the Cabinet office under...
Almeida lines up 'anarchic’ comedy on Rupert Murdoch for 2017 spring season
20 January 2017
How a young and rebellious Rupert Murdoch re-wrote the rules of Fleet Street is the subject of a...
Theatre review: Mary Stuart
20 December 2016
It is easy to get ahead of yourself in extrapolating themes in art that you place against...
Comedy review: Matt Forde’s Christmas political party
16 December 2016
With Alastair Campbell and Ed Balls as star guests, Matt Forde’s Christmas show often threatened to...
Keith Simpson's Christmas 2016 reading list
8 December 2016
This has been politically a roller-coaster of a year with the EU referendum which resulted in the...
Alan Johnson beats Ken Clarke to win memoir of the year
7 December 2016
Labour MPs Alan Johnson and Margaret Hodge have been announced as the big winners in the inaugural...
Top playwright to pen Brexit TV drama
1 December 2016
One of Britain’s most renowned political playwrights is penning a TV drama about the EU...
Book review: All Out War & Unleashing Demons
24 November 2016
On the 23 June 2016 the voters backed Brexit from the EU by a significant, but not overwhelming...
Book review: The Bad Boys of Brexit & The Brexit Club
24 November 2016
The EU referendum seen from the Brexit campaign is documented in these two books. Owen Bennett is a...