How Westminster Works
Ian Dunt
Ian is a gifted writer who is able to explain arcane and complex concepts in a way that she’s both simple and engaging. This book could so easily have been written as a polemic, purely with the intention of making it leadership angry but in fact it simply lays things out in a fairly straightforward fashion and lets us draw our own conclusions.
There is a lot that one could get angry about in the British political system that also explains the steps that were taken to get us here and how little of it was actually by design but more historical accident.
The final chapter of potential solutions is surprisingly upbeat and quite positive, suggesting that we don’t need huge changes but that there are many small improvements that could be made if only we had the will.
This is an excellent book that should be compulsory reading not only for everyone interested in politics that would also benefit anyone who considers themselves an active citizen of the country. A deserved best seller.