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Our essential books of 2014: Revolution by Russell Brand
23 December 2014
If Thomas Piketty had been born in Essex and married Katie Perry he might have written a book like Revolution. Russell Brand’s first foray into political writing is part manifesto, part memoir, part polemic and a stand out contender for...
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Our essential books of 2014: Revolt on the Right by Rob Ford and Matthew Goodwin
23 December 2014
2014 was the year that UKIP stopped being a sideshow and became the main event. They handily won the European elections, gained their first two elected MPs and troubled the counsels of the mighty in Labour and Tory HQs. Their...
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Five things we learned about the future of government in 2014
23 December 2014
2014 was the year the pre-election political contours solidified and the most controversial dividing lines centred on the future of government. Next year’s election will offer up some big choices. Here are five things we learnt in 2014 about the...
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Our essential books of 2014: This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
23 December 2014
This Changes Everything is arguably the most important non-governmental contribution to a crucial year for climate change, building up to UN talks in Paris in 2015. To Klein, climate change is a wake-up call to civilisation. In the face of...
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Our essential books of 2014: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
22 December 2014
The dramatic impact of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is partly down to the sheer reach of its raw material. The product of years of research conducted in partnership with other scholars, including Tony Atkinson at Oxford, this...
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Five things we learned about the economy in 2014
22 December 2014
1. This is a new kind of recovery When is a recovery not a recovery? This year the UK’s growth has taken off in a way quite unlike the aftermath of previous recessions. Your view of the performance of the economy in...
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