Since its creation in the depths of the Great War in December 1916, the Cabinet Office has retained a uniquely central place in the ever-changing political land

The first, definitive history of one of Britain's most important political institutions.

Over 300 years, fifty-seven individuals have held the office of British Prime Minister - who have been the best and worst?

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After 1979, Labour lost eight of the next eleven general elections. Working-class voters deserted, starting in 1970 when widespread abstention began, and the Co