Yesterday, @claire_ainsley joined @MattChorley on @bbc5live to discuss how much control we really have, what politicians can influence and how we can shape the things that matter to us – all explored in her new book, Control.

Available now 👇
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“Ultimately, the message is that you can do something about the world you're in.”

How can we regain a sense of control over our lives and the forces shaping them?

🎧 Listen to @claire_ainsley's conversation with @Alain_Tolhurst on The Rundown podcast to hear more about her new book, Control: How We Lost It and How to Take It Back, and the new philosophy of control she proposes: pod.fo/e/733653

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Take an early look #InsideTheCover of @michaelkeegan14's forthcoming biography of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes.

In the Cannon’s Mouth is a definitive, warts-and-all book that will restore the wartime hero to his rightful place in British history.

🔗 Out 17 November, /t.co/WyM4QIrkS6

1) Keyes with the Grand Fleet in 1917.
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5) Dardanelles veterans General Sir Ian Hamilton, Churchill and Keyes, 1938.
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6) Death of a hero. Keyes was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on 4 January 1946.
Courtesy of Josa Keyes

5) Dardanelles veterans General Sir Ian Hamilton, Churchill and Keyes, 1938.
© Associated Press / Alamy

6) Death of a hero. Keyes was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on 4 January 1946.
Courtesy of Josa Keyes

Great to speak with @MattChorley on @bbc5live just now on my new book ‘Control’ - how much can we or politicians really control ? And how can we have more control over the things that matter? Out now from @BitebackPub

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⚽ Available for preorder: Messi and Everything Else

Beyond the goals and glory, discover the story behind Lionel Messi.

Offering unprecedented insight into Messi’s world, @sergiole's book brings his story up to date, including the high-stakes 2026 World Cup and his journey on e.

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Last night at Carlton House Terrace celebrating the launch of @claire_ainsley's new book, Control!

@RSylvester1, who spoke with Claire at the event described the book as “A fascinating and timely analysis of the sense of helplessness and crisis that broke politics – and of how can take back control.”

🔗 Get your copy today! amazon.co.uk/Control-How-lo…

Published today - Iain Dale's 'US Presidential Election Campaigns 1789-2024'. My chapter is on the 1972 election campaign.

Great to receive my copy of 'American Presidential Election Campaigns', edited by @IainDale. There is a chapter on every US presidential election.

I wrote the chapter on 1872, one of the most fascinating, in my view. The Democrats were so pessimistic about their chances of that they nominated a Republican, Horace Greeley, who turned out to be a highly eccentric and erratic candidate, who died within days of the election.

Congress refused to certify electoral votes for a dead man, making him the only Democratic nominee not to receive any electoral votes.

OUT TODAY! Delighted to have contributed the 1860 election chapter to this.

It explains how Lincoln was only able to be a great statesman because he was first a great politician. A lesson for all wannabe leaders.

The primaries were a masterclass in strategy, tactics and /iFSJ88TFRW

As we await the results of the #USMidterms, how might the election campaigns of the past have constituted the present? And more importantly, how might both inform the next presidential election campaign in 2028?

Out Now: American Presidential Election Campaigns 1789-2024 by rehensive analysis of the US's most vibrant election campaigns from Washington to Trump.

“Wise, gossipy and wildly entertaining, this is essential reading before 2028.” @scaramucci

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