The first ever female private secretary to any British Prime Minister, Caroline Slocock had a front-row seat for the final eighteen months of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. A left-wing feminist, Slocock was no natural ally and yet she became fascinated by the woman behind the Iron Lady façade and by how she dealt with a world dominated by men.As events led inexorably to Thatcher's downfall, Slocock observed the vulnerabilities and contradictions of the woman considered by many to...

Trust in government has hit rock bottom. From Partygate and the chaos of Covid to the Peter Mandelson affair and open fights between ministers and civil servants, the hidden wiring has been sparking for all to see. When tragedies like Grenfell or the Post Office scandal occur, governments are glacially slow to respond and accountability goes missing. As successive Prime Ministers catastrophically fall, many say Britain is broken and ungovernable.Part memoir, part manifesto, Bad...

Twisted 50 volume 1 is a deliciously dark slice of contemporary horror literature. Reading it is like attending a late night secret banquet where you know each course will serve up something unexpected, forbidden and unforgettably chilling. Take your private seat now for 50 luscious courses of terror, from 50 of the strongest voices in modern horror.