Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-

One of only two post-war Prime Ministers who can claim to have changed the society in which we live, Attlee was the architect of the NHS and the Welfare State. Beckett presents a biography of the great - and greatly underrated - Labour leader.

This volume presents an account of the lives and policies of the eleven British leaders since 1945, going behind the scenes to look at how premiership works, what it means and how it has developed, and asking who was the greatest Prime Minister.

One of the most talked about books of recent years, Alan Clark's Diaries provide a witty and irreverent insider's account of political life in Britain.

The first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd was once a celebrated Tiller Girl. In her autobiography, she tells of her life and her time in politics, and gives her strongly held views on the role of Parliament. The enormous respect and affection of the British ...

Marr tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than before.

Michael Foot has been a controversial and charismatic figure in British public life, political and literary, for over 60 years. This biography details both his public and private life - no more tellingly than the descriptions of his long and happy marriage to the filmmaker, feminist and writer Ji...

Andrew Marr tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turned out to be stroppier and harder to herd than before.

Shirley Williams was born to politics. As well as being influenced by her mother, Vera Brittian, her father George Caitlin, a leading political scientist, encouraged his daughter to have high ambitions for herself. This is an autobiography of her life.

'Family Britain' continues David Kynaston's groundbreaking series 'Tales of a New Jerusalem', telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.

'Family Britain' continues David Kynaston's groundbreaking series 'Tales of a New Jerusalem', telling as never before the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979.

With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case ...

Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself.

This is a critical reassessment of the life and politics of one of Britain's most controversial politicians.

Having found fame and success as a model, Christine Keeler's short affair with cabinet minister, John Profumo, lead to the downfall of Harold Macmillan's government. The subject of scandal, intrigue and gossip, she now tells the full story of that extraordinary era in a book that will shatter all...

Nick Robinson tells the inside story of the 'troubled marriage' which has forced politicians and broadcasters to live together, rarely in harmony, for over 70 years.

Tony Benn's diaries chronicle both the public and the personal events of the last decade of his life at Westminster and his retirement thereafter.

Roy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister Britain never had. But though he never reached 10 Downing Street, he left a more enduring mark on British society than most of those who did. His career spans the full half-century from Attlee to Tony Blair, during which he helped transform almost ...

Having found fame and success as a model, Christine Keeler's short affair with cabinet minister, John Profumo, lead to the downfall of Harold Macmillan's government. The subject of scandal, intrigue and gossip, she now tells the full story of that extraordinary era in a book that will shatter all...