{"product_id":"how-westminster-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-ian-dunt","title":"How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't by Ian Dunt","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish politics is broken. Anyone sitting down to watch the news will get a firm sense that something has gone terribly wrong. Prime ministers are misleading and inadequate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCabinet secretaries are uninformed and deluded. Many MPs are of the lowest imaginable quality. The legislation is sloppy, ineffective and broadly worded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExpertise is denigrated. Lies are rewarded. And deep-seated, long-lasting national problems go permanently unresolved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost of us have a sense that the system doesn't work - but do we know how to articulate exactly why? The reality is that despite all the coverage, hardly anyone understands how Westminster actually works. Our political and financial system is cloaked in secrecy, archaic terminology, ancient custom, impenetrable technical jargon and deliberate obfuscation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAND WHY IT DOESN'T is an impeccably researched and highly informative account of the reality behind the news stories we read every day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt provides exactly what people in power have always tried to avoid: a description of the mechanisms of government which can be understood by anyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54038137012500,"sku":"siv1789771195500","price":15.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/7627\/9316\/files\/how-westminster-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-ian-dunt_1.jpg?v=1789771199","url":"https:\/\/straphemfit.shop\/products\/how-westminster-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-ian-dunt","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}