Review: Propaganda and Power, British Library

Uncle Sam wants YOU... to attend the British Library's propaganda exhibition

As the British Library's new exhibition shows, when it comes to propaganda the ridiculous - and our own politics - are never far away.

Film review: The Gatekeepers

Review: Lincoln

Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Film review: The Gatekeepers

The Gatekeepers

A gripping and vital piece of filmaking which will change the way you look at the Israeli-Palestinian problem.

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Review: Lincoln

Lincoln is a flawed but respectable offering from Spielberg

Steven Spielberg's labour of love to one of America's greatest presidents will be catnip to political geeks but is likely to bore mainstream audiences.

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Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty has a complex view of its protagonists

Kathryn Bigelow issues a gripping and controversial account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

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Review: Django Unchained

Christopher Waltz steals every scene he's in in Tarantino's brutal and hilarious film.

Quentin Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction is a violent homage to the healing power of cinema.

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Review: There's a method to Clegg's LBC madness

Man of the people? Desperate times call for desperate measures

Nick Clegg is making history. This is nothing new: the coalition is a historic experiment, and it is all his fault. Which is why he's having to do this sort of show.

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Art and politics: Framing the chaos of Westminster

A detail from work by Agamaria Pasternak at the Intercontinental Hotel London Westminster

Yes, the Intercontinental London Westminster is not an obvious art venue. Yet its art curator, Peter Millard, has assembled a collection of provocative works which, taken together, capture the essence of British political life.

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Review: Grassroots

Grassroots: Complex and mature in its handling of idealism and race.

A political US comedy with a sharp wit and a mature take on the nature of idealism.

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The politics of Skyfall

Daniel Craig as James Bond in  Skyfall.

WARNING: SPOILERS. Can a womanising imperialist ever sit comfortably with a 21st Century cinema audience?

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Review: Out of the Ashes (2nd edition)

Memories of the riots have been faded by the Olympics

For a political class with little genuine experience of poverty, David Lammy's book on the riots of 2011 makes important reading.

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Review: The London 2012 opening ceremony

London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony: A celebration of freedom.

Danny Boyle's vision of Britain is a celebration of freedom and a hymn to the west.

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Review: 101 Ways To Win An Election

101 Ways To Win An Election, by Mark Pack and Edward Maxfield

A glimpse under the bonnet of political life in the 20th century won't wow you with the glamour of power - but it might help you get there in the end.

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Review: Democracy at the Old Vic

Patrick Drury (l) as Willy Brandt and Aidan McArdle as Gunter Guillaume in Democracy

Politics is about much more than just principles, as the latest revival of Michael Frayn's play Democracy reveals.

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Review: The Politics of Coalition by Robert Hazell and Ben Yong

David Cameron and Nick Clegg at the start of their coalition journey

The biggest dilemma seems to be the tension between unity and distinctiveness: an ever-changing pressure which will get more and more acute as the 2015 general election approaches.

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Review: Armando Iannucci's Veep

Julia Louis-Drefus stars as Selina Meyer in Armando Iannucci's new sitcom 'Veep'

Armando Iannucci's new sitcom is based on the political travails of the 'Veep' - the vice president of the United States.

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Review: The Iron Lady

'Meryl Streep is absolutely remarkable.'

Our review of the Margaret Thatcher biopic starring Meryl Streep.

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Review: Three Days In May

Three Days In May stars (l to r) Robert Demerger, Jeremy Clyde and Warren Clarke

A crisis on the continent which will affect Britain's future for years to come: 2011 is no 1940, but there are parallels nonetheless.

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Review: What Next For Labour?

What next for Labour? published by Queensferry, Sept 5th 2011, £9.99, paperback.

After 13 years of government the Labour party emerged, blinking, into the harsh realities of opposition. Last time this happened it was 1979 and Labour didn't return for 18 years. What Next For Labour? looks at how the party might battle back a bit quicker this time around.

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Review: The Debt

Jessica Chastain and Jesper Christensen in The Debt

The Debt is a taut, gripping and surprisingly disturbing thriller.

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Review: Honey Money - The Power of Erotic Capital by Catherine Hakim

Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital, published by Allen Lane, £20, hardback, published September 1st 2011

The suggestion that being well-presented, charismatic and attractive are key ingredients of success is nothing new. It's the implications of Catherine Hakim's concept which prove most surprising.

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