BRITAIN
 
Captive state: the corporate takeover of Britain
George Monbiot

Essential, eloquent, well-researched book points an accusing finger at the government and corporations
 
Cruel Britannia
Nick Cohen
Journalist from the Observer is a witty thorn in the side of New Labour
 
The slave trade
James Walvin
 
Staying power: the history of black people in Britain
Peter Fryer