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This Is UK Politics

This Is UK Politics

What you need to know about Britain's political landscape

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From austerity to Brexit, this collection combines broad overviews of the most significant events in British politics over the last century with personal accounts of what it's like to live in Britain today. Learn more about the politics and history of the UK to understand how current affairs are playing out and why it's that way. Whether you're a Brit looking for answers, or simply interested in tracing the histories that have led to the situations of today—this collection could provide a way to start piecing the puzzle together.

This Is UK Politics

What you need to know about Britain's political landscape

The Prime Ministers
The Prime Ministers
Steve Richards
Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May
25 Min4.3
The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
35 Min4.7
This Blessed Plot
This Blessed Plot
Hugo Young
Britain and Europe From Churchill to Blair
20 Min4.1
Why We Get the Wrong Politicians
Why We Get the Wrong Politicians
Isabel Hardman
Teaser: A quick tour of British politics
24 Min4.2
For the Record
For the Record
David Cameron
Teaser: An honest account from a prime minister who truly altered his country’s course
31 Min4.4
A Short History of Brexit
A Short History of Brexit
Kevin O'Rourke
From Brentry to Backstop
29 Min4.4
Brit(ish)
Brit(ish)
Afua Hirsch
On Race, Identity and Belonging
35 Min4.4
Black and British
Black and British
David Olusoga
A Forgotten History
31 Min4.5
Poverty Safari
Poverty Safari
Darren McGarvey
Understanding the Anger of Britain’s Underclass
25 Min4.1
Crippled
Crippled
Frances Ryan
Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People
25 Min4.4
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal
John Preston
Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment
13 Min3.9
Natives
Natives
Akala
Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
22 Min4.6
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Teaser: Understand racism and white privilege
25 Min4.2
I Am Not Your Baby Mother
I Am Not Your Baby Mother
Candice Brathwaite
What it's like to be a black British mother
24 Min4.0

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