How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't - Ian Dunt, W&N (2024) & Politics on the Edge - Rory Stewart, Vintage (2024)
Lifting a lid on British politics, Ian Dunt’s book is in equal measure critical and unnerving. Apart from the House of Lords and special select committees, Dunt sees fatal flaws in every aspect of contemporary British government. The system, he argues, is not fit for purpose.
Three examples -