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Serpents, Goats and Turkeys

Author : David Laws
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785909436
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Serpents, Goats and Turkeys written by David Laws and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive, insider history of the often turbulent political relationship between the Liberals and Labour. Natural allies or fierce competitors? For the past century, Britain's two major centre-left parties have co-existed in sometimes harmonious but more often fraught duopoly, from the 1903 agreement that a prominent Liberal complained was 'nursing into life a serpent which would sting their party to death' to the 1976–77 pact that gave us the phrase 'turkeys voting for Christmas' and beyond, to the failed negotiations that led to the controversial 2010–15 Lib Dem–Conservative coalition. Charting 100 years of British political history, Serpents, Goats and Turkeys explores the formal and informal arrangements that have existed between the parties, covering electoral deals, support for minority governments, formal pacts and full coalitions. What have been the overlaps of policy and ideology, and where have the parties been most divided? What explains the periods of co-operation but also the unwillingness or inability to work together for any significant time? In the wake of the 2024 'Loveless Landslide', former coalition Cabinet minister David Laws also draws on unpublished records and private diaries from the past thirty years of Lib–Lab wrangling to consider the likely options in the event of a future hung parliament. Should the parties work together? Would they be able to? And what are the prospects for voting reform? The answers to such questions will have major implications for British democracy and the future of our politics.

Losing It

Author : Michael Ashcroft
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785909673
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Losing It written by Michael Ashcroft and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2024 general election produced the worst defeat in the Conservative Party's history. Five years after winning a commanding majority, the Tories lost half their vote and two thirds of their seats in parliament. In Losing It Michael Ashcroft examines the seismic result and its causes. Drawing on extensive polling and analysis – as well as conversations with voters across the country, who describe in their own words how the Tories squandered not just the election but their reputation for competent government – this is a pitiless account of how the Conservative Party came to be seen by those who elected it to office. Before the Tories can begin any kind of recovery, they need to understand and accept what happened and why. This book sets out the reasons in uncompromising terms.

Riding the Serpent's Back

Author : Keith Brooke
Publisher : infinity plus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding the Serpent's Back written by Keith Brooke and published by infinity plus. This book was released on with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Keith Brooke's prose achieves a rare honesty and clarity, his characters always real people, his situations intriguing and often moving." World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer With his health failing, the great mage Donn has chosen to pass on his Talents to a new generation: an old era is drawing to a close, a new era about to begin. But with change comes instability. War looms and a rogue church leader threatens to set loose the wild powers of the First City. Donn's children must oppose this man but, also, they must contend with Donn himself: the old mage has not finished with his children yet. On the run from the religious repression of the mainland, Leeth Hamera joins a group of outcasts on the Serpent's Back, a continually changing island continent in the middle of a lava sea. Leeth has never lived up to the expectations of his wealthy merchant family and his only magical skill is the lowly Talent of bonding with animals. But, as he learns, the greatest Talents can sometimes be the slowest to emerge. The leader of the outcasts is Chi, son of Donn and the greatest healer of his generation. Chi is in exile for breaking the Embodied Church's edict against intervening in the natural order: many years ago Chi used his skills to revive his son from the dead. That son, Lachlan Pas, is now a church leader tortured by the guilty knowledge of what his father had to do to return him to life. When he learns Chi is still alive, he orders his execution, determined that his secret should never be exposed. Until now, Chi has been content to live in exile but now he knows that his son's insane and cruel rule must be stopped. Chi summons his half-siblings from throughout the inhabited lands of the Rift valley. The need for action is confirmed when one of them reveals that Lachlan and his mage, Oriole, are rebuilding the ancient city of Samhab - an act which will release the powers of the earth with unforeseeable consequences. Welcome to the magical island city of Zigané, endlessly adrift in the southern lava sea; the searing soda plains home of the Morani warriors; the impenetrable Zochi jungle, full of illusion and hidden hazard; the charmed fortress-like City of the Divine Wall; and Samhab, the fantastic First City of the True, built at the geographical centre of the Rift, where the magical powers of the earth rise up to be set free by the earth-charmers and mages. The novel's cast of shape-changers, earth-charmers, healers and illusionists must battle to save civilization from the evil rule of Lachlan Pas and his followers. For whoever controls the power of Samhab controls the future of the world. "A progressive and skilful writer." Peter F Hamilton, author of the Night's Dawn trilogy "In the recognized front ranks of SF writers." Locus

Behold the Dark Gray Man

Author : Katherine Campbell
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785906712
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Behold the Dark Gray Man written by Katherine Campbell and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katharine Campbell's father Sholto Douglas was the hero of her childhood, an unconventional senior commander in the Royal Air Force described as 'a gloriously contentious character'. Following childhood abandonment and poverty, Sholto rose through the ranks of the fledgling RAF in the First World War before taking on a crucial role in the Second as head of Fighter Command and going on to serve as Military Governor in Germany in the war's devastating aftermath. But when Katharine was five years old, he began to be stolen away by strange night-time wanderings and daytime distress – including vivid flashbacks to his time signing death warrants in post-war Germany. The doctors called it dementia, but decades later, Katharine started researching her father's story and realised that she had observed the undiagnosed consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a hot topic today. We're aware of the front-line soldier suffering from 'shell-shock' – but what about the senior officer giving the orders, who may be carrying hidden wounds accumulated over many years? We don't expect our military leaders to have PTSD, nor is it something they often recognise or acknowledge in themselves, yet this secret burden likely affects a surprising number of those making important tactical decisions. A thought-provoking insight into the damage done by military conflict, Behold the Dark Gray Man is the story of a daughter's search to understand the impact of war upon one of its most charismatic senior commanders.

Distilling the Frenzy

Author : Peter Hennessy
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849542159
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Distilling the Frenzy written by Peter Hennessy and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's leading contemporary historian revisits the grand themes that have run through modern Britain, including the abiding trends of the post-war era--Britain's persistent impulse to punch well above its weight in the world and the secrecy that has too often surrounded state affairs. In Distilling the Frenzy a heavyweight of British scholarship lays bear the historian's art for all to see, incorporating elements of autobiography that gives the book a poignancy lacking in other grand historical works. This is the story of Britain's century through the eyes of its most celebrated chronicler. Peter Hennessy is the Attlee professor of contemporary British history at Queen Mary, University of London.

Travels in the Three Great Empires of Austria, Russia and Turkey ; In Two Volumes [with Plates and Maps]

Author : Charles Boileau Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Travels in the Three Great Empires of Austria, Russia and Turkey ; In Two Volumes [with Plates and Maps] written by Charles Boileau Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Travels in the Three Great Empires of Austria, Russia, and Turkey

Author : Charles Boileau Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Turkey

Author : Fred Mawer
Publisher : Berlitz Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9782831559919
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book Turkey written by Fred Mawer and published by Berlitz Publishing. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, Berlitz Pocket Guides have been long renowned for their ease of use and portability by booksellers and travelers alike. Redesigned and updated, Pocket Guides continue to provide a world of information for travel at any budget -- and still fit into a pocket. Each guide includes: -- New foreign language and cultural tips featured in sidebar columns -- Updated hotel and restaurant information, catering to a variety of budgets and tastes -- New eye-catching, modern covers -- Four-color interior design and graphics -- Color-coded quick-reference sections with lists of most frequently used phrases and expressions -- Convenient fold-out, quick-view front-cover flaps -- Maps and town plans with 3D icons of main sights -- Updated information covering amenities, transport, and emergencies -- Practical advice for leisure and business travel -- Comprehensive recommendations for shopping, sports, festivals, and nightlife

Reporting on Hitler

Author : Will Wainewright
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178590213X
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Reporting on Hitler written by Will Wainewright and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allegedly the only man capable of holding the Führer's intense gaze, Rothay Reynolds was a leading foreign correspondent between the wars and ran the Daily Mail's bureau in Berlin throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The enigmatic former clergyman was one of the first journalists to interview Adolf Hitler, meeting the future Führer days before the Munich Putsch. While the awful realities of the Third Reich were becoming apparent on the ground in Germany, in Britain the Daily Mail continued to support the Nazi regime. Reynolds's time as a foreign correspondent in Nazi Germany provides some startling insights into the muzzling of the international press prior to the Second World War, as journalists walked uneasy tightropes between their employers' politics and their own journalistic integrity. As war approached, the stakes - and the threats from the Gestapo - rose dramatically. Reporting on Hitler reveals the gripping story of Rothay Reynolds and the intrepid foreign correspondents who reported on some of the twentieth century's most momentous events in the face of sinister propaganda, brazen censorship and the threat of expulsion - or worse - if they didn't toe the Nazis' line. It uncovers the bravery of the forgotten heroes from a golden age of British journalism, who risked everything to tell the world the truth.

The Fables of La Fontaine. Translated from the French, by E. Wright, Junr

Author : Jean de LA FONTAINE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Fables of La Fontaine. Translated from the French, by E. Wright, Junr written by Jean de LA FONTAINE and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Masterpieces of Foreign Literature

Author : Masterpieces
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masterpieces of Foreign Literature written by Masterpieces and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vademecum of English Grammar

Author :
Publisher : e-Bookland
ISBN 13 : 4907019262
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (7 download)

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The Serpent's Daughter

Author : Suzanne Arruda
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451224651
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book The Serpent's Daughter written by Suzanne Arruda and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a ?rollicking tale of adventure and suspense?(Library Journal) through 1920s Morocco?third in the acclaimed series, now in paperback. Joining her mother for a holiday in the ancient port city of Tangier, American adventuress Jade del Cameron expects their trip will be far less dangerous than her safaris in East Africa. But soon after their introduction to a group of European tourists, Doña del Cameron goes missing?victim of an apparent kidnapping?and, shockingly, the French authorities seek to arrest Jade for the murder of a man whose body she discovered in a series of ancient tunnels. Now, Jade must call upon her friends to help find her mother and expose the true villains, who have every intention of bringing about her own destruction.

Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, During the Years 1835, 36, and 37

Author : William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, During the Years 1835, 36, and 37 written by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Narrative Of A Voyage Round The World, During The Years 1835, 36, And 37

Author : William S. W. Ruschenberger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Of A Voyage Round The World, During The Years 1835, 36, And 37 written by William S. W. Ruschenberger and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents

Author : Jesuits
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents written by Jesuits and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Establishment of Jesuit missions: Abenaki ; Quebec ; Montreal ; Huron ; Iroquois ; Ottawa ; and Lousiana.

No Tradesmen and No Women

Author : Michael Coolican
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785904574
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book No Tradesmen and No Women written by Michael Coolican and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is our civil service fit for purpose? Michael Coolican takes John Reid's damning statement about the Home Office as his point of departure for a comprehensive overview and evaluation of the machinery behind the government and the people who make public services work on a daily basis. Beginning with Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell, Michael Coolican takes us on an odyssey through the history of the British civil service, starting with a time when public positions were sold and traded through Royal Warrant. Coolican examines the radical reforms of the Victorian era which entrenched a culture of elitism, misogyny and distrust of high-quality data as a basis for decision making, that, in some areas, persists to this day. A former high-level civil servant with forty years of experience, Coolican has produced a pithy and, where necessary, ruthless analysis of the civil service and its relationship with government, especially at Cabinet level, bringing to bear detailed and extensive research informed by a true insider.