A remarkably perceptive and vivid life of one of England's greatest radicals.The early years of the 19th-century were ones of misery and oppression. The common people were forced into conditions of extreme poverty by enclosures and the Agricultural Revolution, and the long Tory administration of Lord Liverpool saw its task as keeping law and order at all costs. The cause of reform was a dangerous one, as William Cobbett was to find.Cobbett is best known for his ‘Rural Rides...

'Stirring' Roger Lewis, Daily Mail, BOOK OF THE WEEK'A warm and worthy tribute' The Times'Elegantly written, thought-provoking' The Lady'A lucid and affectionate portrait of one of the great journalists of his day' ObserverSir Ludovic Kennedy was a British journalist, television personality, humanist and author. Following a brief naval career, Ludo devoted...

This practical guide will help social work students and practitioners to recognize, reflect upon and use emotions in their practice.

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERThis book aims to serve as a comprehensive guide to parliamentary procedures, as outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order, and how to implement such rules and structure to your own organization.Robert’s Rules of Order have been used for decades to enhance the productivity and efficiency of meetings. In addition, the implementation of Robert’s Rules of Order helps to ensure that fairness and democracy is ever-present in the organizations ...

All 18 episodes of the BBC radio series based on J. B. Morton's surreally comic 'Beachcomber' column'As schoolboys, my brother and I worshipped Beachcomber... and that led to the birth of The Goon Show*'* Spike MilliganJ.B. Morton took over the 'By The Way' column in the Daily Express in 1924 - succeeding his friend D.B. Wyndham-Lewis as Beachcomber - and continued writing it for over 50 years. Anarchic, absurdist...

‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The HeraldRising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin.Plagued by ferocious weather and built from rock that tears skin and confounds compasses, a crossing of the Cuillin is the toughest mountaineering exp...

ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERThis book aims to serve as a comprehensive guide to parliamentary procedures, as outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order, and how to implement such rules and structure to your own organization.Robert’s Rules of Order have been used for decades to enhance the productivity and efficiency of meetings. In addition, the implementation of Robert’s Rules of Order helps to ensure that fairness and democracy is ever-present in the organizations th...

What are the challenges for the current generation of graduate millennials? The role of universities and the changing nature of the graduate labour market are constantly in the news, but less is known about the experiences of those going through it.This book traces the transition to the graduate labour market of a cohort of middle-class and working-class young people who were tracked through seven years of their undergraduate and post-graduation lives.Using personal stories...

This edited book brings together researchers, partners, Ministry staff, disability activists, teachers, and influential commentators to present a constructive dialogue around the opportunities associated with inclusive and equitable education. Contributors from the Global North and South draw on their own lived experiences of education systems to argue for transformative and meaningful change within them. By contextualising educational issues within the wider push for sustainable developme...

This is the story of two very different men, Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, and Henry Tudor and how they met in battle on 22 August 1485 at Bosworth Field.The Battle of Bosworth, along with Hastings and Naseby, is one of the most important battles in English history and, on the death of Richard, ushered in the age of the Tudors. This book, using contemporary sources, examines their early lives, the many plots against Richard, and the involvement of Henry’s mothe...

THE SNORING SOLUTIONWhether you snore, or your loved one does, this book will help you end snoring for good and regain a restful nights sleep!Many people snore, and for a range of reasons. Snoring disrupts the sleeping of both the snorer, and also their partner. It's an annoying, unhealthy condition, that can usually be cured.This book will take you through the possible causes of your snoring, and will help you determine which one is the reason for y...

A university education has long been seen as the gateway to upward social mobility for individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and as a way of reproducing social advantage for the better off. With the number of young people from the very highest socio-economic groups entering university in the UK having effectively been at saturation point for several decades, the expansion witnessed in participation rates over the last few decades has largely been achieved by a modest broadenin...