Code of Conduct - Why We Need to Fix Parliament - and How to Do It

THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From leading MP Chris Bryant, the inside story of misconduct in parliament - and how we can help solve it. '' Takes a bulldozer to the crumbling edifice of parliamentary standards'' JAMES O''BRIEN * ''Absolutely riveting'' REVEREND RICHARD COLES * ''Lively, forensic, engrossing'' OBSERVER * ''Vital'' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL * ''Blisteringly topical'' TELEGRAPH * ''Rollicking'' i-PAPER * ''Unputdownable'' CAROL VORDERMANHaving spent years as Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, Chris Bryant has been in the thick of the battle over standards in parliament. Cronyism, nepotism, conflicts of interest, misconduct and lying: politicians are engaging in these activities more frequently than ever before, with dangerous results for our democracy. Taking us inside the Pugin-carpeted corridors of Westminster, from the prime minister''s office to the Strangers'' Bar, Code of Conduct examines how parliament has got into this mess and suggests how it might - at last - get its house in order.>

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Chris Bryant

Product details

• Authors: Chris Bryant
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2024
• EAN: 9781526663603
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-6360-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Constitution: government & the state, Central / national / federal government, Government powers, Political parties and party platforms, Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct, Legal ethics and professional conduct, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies