17 November 2023
A book about England in the 17th century puts the people of the country as the power that shaped events – just as true today.
To raise the question of taking control runs counter to the world of politicians’ competing claims to act on our behalf…
An analysis of finance capital forensically analyses its failings – but then fails to see that there is no turning back to a golden age. Finance capital must go…
The Treasury is a key part of the capitalist state, and a new book provides a fine critique of its operations – despite its reformist conclusions…
This book describes how modern, transnational capitalism operates against the interests of workers everywhere, out of reach of national governments…
27 February 2023
This informative, amusing book uses the history of the food we eat to illustrate the growth of global capital and the damage it does.
Britain’s coronavirus vaccine taskforce was successful, but government has thwarted its aim for future resilience…
Issues around science are often high up in the news agendas, but many players can be involved in bringing a story to the public…
Now in paperback, an account of taxation and government spending over the past three centuries casts an interesting light on the nation’s development…
A new book reveals just how corrupt Britain has become when it comes to international money laundering…
Two of the Oxford scientists responsible for the AstraZeneca vaccine have documented how it was developed – and sound a warning about the future…
Part detective story, part hymn to the power of chemistry, this novel from Fiona Erskine also describes how an industrial powerhouse declined and fell…
In a world where doom and gloom seem to be all-pervasive, it pays to look at the facts. As Hans Rosling’s landmark book shows, progress is far from dead…
24 November 2021
For a background of what's important in the current political discourse it would be difficult to surpass this new book by Will Podmore.
A book published in paperback this year reveals a sorry tale of 60 years of legislation fuelling speculation in land, paving the way for the housing crisis…
After the postwar boom in planning which was so important in rebuilding the country, Britain has been sliding back, with dire consequences…
Happy that Joe Biden is US president? Just remember, he was Obama’s vice-president for the full eight years. And look what happened then…
This extraordinary book gives a much-needed perspective on the Asia-Pacific region, where the USA and its Western allies are aligned against China…
16 April 2021
This book makes the case for continued and renewed union as better both for Scots and for their fellow British citizens.
There’s a reason why the people of Wales have not succumbed to separatism. As a recent book shows, they are committed to the union…
9 February 2021
The former Irish Ambassador to Canada describes his country's entanglement with the European Union and makes the case for Irish independence.
16 January 2021
This useful book analyses and criticises the anti-working class attitudes of all too many in the labour movement.
7 January 2021
Steve Jones’ most recent and excellent book, Here Comes the Sun, uses Karl Marx as a starting point for useful digressions on the relationship between the power behind the solar system and the political economy of our planet.
In this original and exciting book, Ben Pontin argues that independence presents us with a real opportunity for environmental protection in Britain…
25 November 2020
A new book does more than grapple with the decline of Britain’s farming – it sets out what needs to be done.
A trenchant analysis indicts the abdication of state responsibility and the persistent belief in the power of markets to fix the current financial mess…
10 October 2020
Rebuilding industry has to be the focus of rebuilding Britain after the pandemic, argues John Mills in two new pamphlets…
9 July 2020
This book lays bare the aims of the EU and its methods. Britain has left the EU, but it is still trying to force its world view on us through the transition period.
In a landmark book written before the coronavirus crisis, food policy expert Tim Lang argues the importance of food security…
