<p><b><i>The Times</i> Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year<br><br>An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics from Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i>.<br><br>'Through wonderful vignettes, Richards offers a masterful, clear-eyed and, above all, entertaining history of British politics. To pilot a better future, we need to learn how not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The book is a lesson in just that' – Will Hutton</b><br><br>Every few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word ‘unprecedented’ as a cabinet minister resigns or yet another inquiry is called. We have become so accustomed to turmoil that it is impossible to take a breath and see where we are headed. In this magisterial history, respected broadcaster and journalist Steve Richards puts the rec
