MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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WILL PODMORE applauds a book that lays bare the facts and the ideological contradiction of the Johnson premiership
Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds his first Cabinet meeting following the General Election on Tuesday December 17 2019
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Johnson at 10: The Inside Story
by Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell
Atlantic Books, £25
THIS is a terrific book, a real page-turner, and a fascinating account of an administration that was both very significant and hugely disappointing.
In 2019, the Labour Party played into Johnson’s hands. “It was supreme irony that the pro-EU opposition finally granted Johnson his wish for a general election,” say the authors.
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