Review: The Iron Lady

'Meryl Streep is absolutely remarkable.'

Our review of the Margaret Thatcher biopic starring Meryl Streep.

Review: Three Days In May

Review: The Debt

Review: What Next For Labour?

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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Review: Tablet & Pen

This timely anthology allows the region's literary giants to speak for themselves, shedding light on Middle Eastern attitudes.

Review: The Biting Point

Lizzie Roper astounds as Ruth - whose transformation on stage is entirely through monologue.

The Biting Point offers a glimpse into the intense and messy personal relationships that inform our political decisions.

Review: Yes, Prime Minister

Henry Goodman (Sir Humphrey) and David Haig (Jim Hacker) in the updated Yes, Prime Minister

The stage version of the classic comedy has acquired a darker tinge, but remains a brilliant rendering of the absurdity of life in power.

Review: Mandelson - The Real PM?

A fascinating insight into the demise of the Prince of Darkness - and with him, New Labour.

In January Peter Mandelson invited Hannah Rothschild to document the dying days of the Labour government. The result proves to be both unsurprising and fascinating.

Review: Jilted Generation

Jilted Generation by Ed Howker and Shiv Malik, out September 2nd 2010

If you can't buy a house or get a job you're probably looking for someone to blame. This book could help you out - even if it won't solve all your problems.

Review: A Journey

Tony Blair, A Journey

The former PM is witty, engaging and occasionally wise - but when the mask slips, the faults emerge.

Review: Campaign 2010 by Nicholas Jones

Campaign 2010 by Nicholas Jones

David Cameron is just as obsessed with the machinations of the British tabloids and broadcasters as New Labour ever was. He's just better at it.

Review: The Third Man by Peter Mandelson

He didn't mean it this way, but Peter Mandelson's memoirs are really about just one man: Gordon Brown.

Review: What Price Liberty?

What Price Liberty? by Ben Wilson is now out in paperback

If Ben Wilson's right, Britain is in trouble. By forgetting the importance of liberty the country is threatening to betray everything it holds dear.

Review: Race of a Lifetime

Race of a Liftime, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

How Barack Obama won the White House and Sarah Palin lost her mind.

Review: The Management Myth

Review: The Management Myth

Want to understand how people charge businesses to tell them how to do jobs they are already succeeding at? Read this book.

Review: Busted - Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown

Review: Busted - Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown

This semi-confessional tale from a journalist stung by America's mortgage mayhem is a distinctly sub-prime offering, finds Marcus Dubois.

Review: The Face on your Plate

The Face on your Plate, by Jeffrey Masson

A thoughtful, persuasive text outlining some key reasons for not eating meat, ranging from the personal to the political.

Review: Inside British Intelligence: 100 Years of MI5 and MI6

Inside British Intelligence: 100 Years of MI5 and MI6  by Gordon Thomas

The book MI5 tried to stop you reading is meticulously researched and as page-turning as any thriller.

Review: Beijing Coma

Beijing Coma by Ma Jian

This magnificent work of fiction about the Tiananmen Square massacre is destined to become a modern classic.

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Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.

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Two weeks before the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, ‘This House Would Legalise Same-Sex Marriage’.

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This one-day event is targeted at professionals operating in the information destruction industry, and aims at keeping delegates updated on recent developments in their sector, providing an opportunity to network with fellow professionals, whilst offering access to an informative exhibition and a comprehensive conference programme.

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