<div><p> NOTHING LIKE A DAME : THE SCANDALS OF LADY PORTER by Andrew Hosken Granta, <p> 'She can't stand that woman, ' an aide of Mrs Thatcher once said of Dame Shirley Porter, the notorious, scandal-prone leader of Westminster City Council during the 1980s. Such contempt was perhaps surprising, for Lady Porter was seen ...

<div><p>Masters of the chain gangs TROLLEY WARS: THE BATTLE OF THE SUPERMARKETS by Judi Bevan Profile Books, <p>Recent research tells us that the average British shopper is destined to spend two years of his or her life inside a supermarket. Ever since 'Mr Alan' Sainsbury, third-generation head of the grocery dynasty ...