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From self-lacerating memoir to by-election madness and a Labour Together takedown, The Mace’s literary editor Christopher Silvester rounds up the latest political books.

From self-lacerating memoir to by-election madness and a Labour Together takedown, The Mace’s literary editor Christopher Silvester rounds up the latest political books.

From self-lacerating memoir to by-election madness and a Labour Together takedown, The Mace’s literary editor Christopher Silvester rounds up the latest political books

After weeks of tax rumour and expectation-setting, the 26 November Budget landed as a welfare-first package that lifts the benefits cap but tightens the screw on household incomes,

What will the Greens’ new eco-populist leader Zack Polanski – who now heads Britain’s third-largest political party – do for his next trick?

From fireworks at Winfield House to whisky-fuelled lobbying in Mayfair, Allie Renison lifts the lid on a summer of parties, trade deals and political manoeuvring across London, Brussels

Northern Ireland faces legal confusion over UK and EU tobacco laws. A UK generational smoking ban and proposed EU excise hikes risk encouraging smuggling through the region. Critics

The EU must decide by 5 June whether to extend tariff-free trade with Ukraine. MEPs warn reintroducing duties could undermine support for Kyiv. Internal opposition, especially from farmers,

Brexit has enabled UK trade independence and divergence from EU regulation, especially in AI and climate policy. While Trump’s tariffs prompt a policy rethink, Labour’s green agenda faces

Britain’s policymakers are trying to make every policy achieve every goal — and ending up achieving none. From spiders halting housing to carbon targets blocking diplomacy, “everythingism” is