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GAME CHANGER Eight Weeks That Transformed British Politics With Steve Howell When Theresa May called a snap election in 2017, Labour was more than twenty points behind in the polls and it seemed the only question was how big her landslide would be. The experts argued campaigns don t move opinions much and young voters would not turn out. But Jeremy Corbyn and his team had other ideas. They knew people were angry about austerity and were confident they would support a manife...sto for the many not the few. In the most dramatic election of modern times, Corbyn s inspirational campaign transformed British politics. Labour won its best vote for twenty years and the largest increase in its vote share since 1945. Far from winning a landslide, the Tories were left without a majority and forced to abandon many of their unpopular plans. Steve Howell was at the centre of Corbyn's election machine. A member of the Labour leaders strategy group, he was involved in all the key campaign decisions. From the outset, he believed that Corbyn's campaigning skills, enthusiastic army of supporters and hopeful message could produce a surge in support. In Game Changer, he tells the story of eight weeks that transformed British politics.
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Group that attacked Bookmarks target Owen Jones.

A fantastic book of poetry and illustrations by Will Hatchett and Tim Sanders of London wildlife and an artistic event. Yes, the book of illustrated poems about creatures of the capital has landed. Thank you for your support, which made this possible. And now for the book launch. Readings, wine, snacks, framed prints and maybe a bit of music. Bookmarks bookstore, 1 Bloomsbury St, London WC1B 3QE. Wednesday 12 December from 6.30 pm. See you there!

The Ebb of the Pink Tide: With Mike Gonzales

Andy Croft from publisher Smokestack Books introduces cartoonist and poet Martin Rowson at another packed out event in Bookmarks.

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Oliver Nachtwey‘s examination of the quiet crisis of social mobility in Germany is a window into the conditions underlying the country’s deepening political turmoil.
For those trying to get to grips with the way that declining living standards and expectations are driving political change across the continent, this is essential reading.
It’s available at Bookmarks now and via our website:
... https://bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/…/Germa ny%2527s+Hidden+Cris…
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Bookmarks still on the road! Delighted to be able to provide a bookstall at the FBU education event in Sheffield.

Jonathon Coe‘s new novel, Middle England, is available now in Bookmarks.
Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and London, where frenzied riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change.
Within all these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
... You can get the book in-store or order it online here:
https://bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/view/4754 3/Middle+England
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Rob Ferguson author of Bookmarks Pamphlet, Antisemitism: The Far Right, Zionism And The Left discusses the pamphlet and the lessons for anti-racists today with Julia Bard of The Jewish Socialist Group. The event was chaired by Anna Gluckstein.

Antisemitism: The Far Right, Zionism And The Left

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As antisemitism raises its ugly head across Europe and North America once more, Paul Hanebrink‘s new book looks at the history of the conspiracy theory that connects Judaism and communism.
Looking at the stories of the reactionary movements that grew up in turn-of-the-century Europe, A Specter Haunting Europe shows that the myth of Judeo-Bolshevism didn’t die with the Holocaust, which it partly inspired, but continues to be a feature of today‘s far-right movements.
You can ge...t in it in the shop now or order a copy online:
https://bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/…/A+Spe cter+Haunting+Europe…
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Authors are always welcome at Bookmarks!