Discover why outsiders from Trump to Corbyn are succeeding like never before - and what this means for you.In recent years, voters have deserted the political centre like never before. Whether it's Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, or Corbyn, outsiders and populists are flourishing on the far left and far right.Celebrated political commentator Steve Richards explores factors from globalization and fake news to rising immigration and stagnant wages. Richards argues tha...

Every era of British politics has its rebels. The MPs who defied their leaders, split their parties and refused to go quietly - dismissed as dangerous idealists or self-serving wreckers, yet whose ideas, in time, often proved transformative. In The Troublemakers, acclaimed political journalist Steve Richards traces this hidden thread through modern British history, from John Bright opposing the Crimean War to Nigel Farage reshaping the right, taking in the Chamberlains and Powells...

Pliny and Plato talked about it. Swedenborg did it. Indian gurus have made a habit of it. Raymond Moody and Robert Monroe have described it. That "it" is the ability to leave home alone, i.e., to leave one's boy and travel to unseen and unknown worlds and then to return--enlightened.Drawing on a fascinating array of material, both Eastern and Western, Steve Richards presents a unique panoramic view of the hidden or astral reality--the essential features of the astral landscape, the many fa...

A King's Journey is unlike any book you have ever read before, with up-to-date high-tech analogies that explain biblical truths for our high-tech generation. Spiritual truths will come to life when you view the more than twenty detailed pictures that visually depict how the Kingdom of God's Operating System (KOGOS) works. For those who desire to live a life of meaning and purpose, fulfilling the very things the Lord has planned for you--this book is for you.Do you want to f...

A comprehensive guide to transcending gravity through meditation that explores all the facts, controversies, theories, and techniques of levitation.Levitation—is it possible? Can human beings really leave the ground through the power of the mind alone? How can this extraordinary defiance of gravitational force be induced at will? These are some of the questions answered in this startling book that lays bare the occult meditational techniques by which the mind can l...

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more 'prime ministerial' than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become prime minister if it were not for his brother Ed? Would Ed have become prime minister if it were not for David? How close did Jeremy Corbyn come to being prime minister?In this piercing and original study, journalist and commentator ...

'One of the shrewdest political commentators we have' Andrew Marr'Tony Blair was a giant amongst prime ministers and leaders of the Labour party: Steve Richards is a giant amongst political commentators. This riveting and persuasive book describes what happens when they meet head on' Anthony SeldonWas Tony Blair a visionary, impatiently looking ahead, or a leader trapped by his past – Labour's vote-losing 1980s and the dominance of Margaret...

'Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.' John Humphrys'A pure pleasure to read.' Polly Toynbee'Extraordinary.' Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and what makes them special - by a seasoned political journalist.At a time of unprecedented political upheaval, this magisterial history explains who leads us an...

Would you like to be a Happy Depressive? Do you live with chronic depression and face the prospect of living with this condition for the rest of your life? Or do you care for someone who does? Does this sometimes make you feel helpless and alone? Wouldn't it be great to have a good friend who understood how you feel? Who has been through the same struggles and found a way to cope and be happy? You could pull up a chair, put the kettle on or open a bottle, and talk without shame about your ...

This latest publication in the Emerald Series, Guide to Marriage and Civil Partnerships in the UK, New Edition, updated to 2023, is a concise guide to the rights of individuals in relation to the law covering Marriage and civil partnerships. The book will enable anyone fully understand the law covering wider aspects of marriage and civil partnerships, such as employment, property ownership, adoption and dissolution and divorce.

The Times – Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the YearAn entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics – and the pivotal moments that got us where we are now. From Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had.Every few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word ‘unprecedented’ as a cabinet minister resigns or yet anothe...

Covering the complete Association of Marine Electric and Radio Colleges (AMERC) syllabus for Electrotechnology Officers (ETOs), the book is divided into three sections: Basic Electronics; Navigational Aids (theory and fault finding); and Radio Communications (including GMDSS).The first textbook aimed primarily at Electro-technical Officers (covering the changes to the STCW 2010), volume 15 of the Reeds Marine Engineering Series includes technical diagrams, worked e...