Articles tagged Books:
Want to 'Be Your Own Politician'?
- 5 Apr 2015
During the next month of over-familiar political sound-bites and opinion-slinging some fresh perspectives from outside politics could be a refreshing antidote, especially if those perspectives come someone informed and politically active rather than yet another armchair criti...
Me? A Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
- 19 Mar 2015
I’ve never been a great fan of Will Self. However, I have finally found something written by him which I quite like. It’s a review of Nigel Farage’s book THE PURPLE REVOLUTION, which my company Biteback has published this week. Self has written a typically idiosyncratic revie...
BOOK REVIEW: The NHS - Things That Need to be Said
- 12 Mar 2015
There’s nothing an author appreciates than when someone writes a nice review of their book. The review below appeared on ARRSE yesterday. The author presents the drive time show on LBC Radio, the UK’s only national news talk radio station. This short book is one of a serie...
The Why Vote Books Sales Update: UKIP Voters Are More Computer Friendly & Green Voters Kill More Trees
- 3 Mar 2015
Back in the autumn Biteback published a series of books called “Why Vote…” covering the four main political parties. In January we added ‘Why Vote Green’ to the list. I’ve calculated sales up until the end of February, and these are the figures. UKIP 26.7% Labour 23.5% Conse...
My New Book: The NHS - Things That Need to be Said
- 8 Feb 2015
Writing a short polemical book about the NHS when, inevitably, the readers of the book are bound to know far more about the subject than I do, is perhaps not the wisest thing for a political pundit and broadcaster to do. Let me explain why I have written this book. Each and e...
General Election Predictions: Seat By Seat - Now Published As An eBook
- 3 Feb 2015
Several people suggested I should release my seat by seat predictions as an eBook, so that’s exactly what I have done. I also included various lists of seats – you know how I like a list :). It’s 432 pages long. Anyway, you can order it for only £1.59 Buy the eBook from Pol...
Media Monkey Business, Rory Bremner and the Political Book Awards
- 2 Feb 2015
I am still scratching my head over a complete bizarre diary story in The Guardian’s Media Monkey column, concerning Rory Bremner’s hosting of last week’s Political Book Awards. Here it is. To the Paddy Power Political Book awards 2015 at London’s Imax cinema, where the win...
We're Looking For a New Office
- 28 Jan 2015
Biteback Publishing is looking for a new home. We’ve been at Westminster Tower by Lambeth Bridge for several years now but our lease runs out in the summer and we are looking to move to a new abode. We need space for 15 people and require a meeting room and kitchen. I reckon ...
Biteback Publishing - It's Clearly Not Size That Counts
- 23 Nov 2014
It’s been quite a weekend for my company Biteback Publishing. Bearing in mind we are a company of 14 people, with a publicity department of 2, the coverage for our books in the media this weekend has been little short of outstanding, and something I doubt many of the big publ...
Keith Simpson's Parliamentary Away Day Reading List
- 27 Oct 2014
With the prospect of another away day and the chance to catch up on some reading between presentations here are a few recently published books which may stimulate colleagues little grey cells. The political publication of the month is Winston Churchill The Boris Factor How On...