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I love non-fiction and in particular history; also trashy genre fiction

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Gabriel Pogrund, Patrick Maguire: Get In (2024, Random House Children's Books)

The explosive, definitive, behind-the-scenes account of Labour and its general election in 2024, from the …

Dated as it was written

Although gossipy and fun in an insider way the book is completely undermined by not critically examining the claims made by those briefing the authors. The book puts great importance on the success and failures of factional squabbles but when neither faction has any success with real-world problems and real-world factors like trade, bond markets and inflation are ignored then the whole thing seems pointless as a study in understanding politics.

This book feels like a relic of a different time in politics and political writing.