‘The Ministry of Theft’ and other books

For Dipak Patel, this means bankruptcy when the Government stops paying its bills. Undaunted, Dipak tries to help develop the State’s vastly expensive nuclear fusion programme.

But then his work is confiscated by a jealous State and Dipak finds himself accused of murder.

Only two things are inescapable: death and taxes. And ‘The Ministry of Theft’ is there to help.

Freedom of the press and other myths

In the `17th century, Marchamont Nedham was ‘The Man Who Invented the News’.

In the early 19th century, Eldred Pottinger endured an invasion of Afghanistan and was one of the few to return.

In the 20th century, David Jacobs (not the DJ) made the worst deal in the history of rock-and-roll.

In the 21st century, a village cricket club is on the verge of being redeveloped for housing.

For more news straight from the 17th century, go to themanwhoinventedthe.news

For more about the tragic First Afghan War and the trials faced by Eldred Pottinger, check out the website.