Why We Get the Wrong Politicians

Politicians are consistently voted the least trusted professional group by the UK public, but Isabel Hardman's book "The Politicians" shows that they are decent, hard-working people doing a difficult and demanding job. It provides a searching examination of the political class and asks why we end up with representatives with whom we are so unhappy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Atlantic Books

Winner at the Parliamentary Book Awards, Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year, Longlisted for the Orwell Prize, and named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail, the BBC, Prospect, and Politicians are consistently voted the least trusted professional group by the UK public. They have recently become embroiled in scandals relating to everything from expenses to sexual harassment to illicit parties. Every year, they introduce new legislation that doesn't do what it sets out to achieve, often with terrible financial and human costs. But, with some notable exceptions, they are decent, hard-working people, doing a hugely difficult and demanding job.

In this searching examination of our political class, award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tries to square this circle. She lifts the lid on the strange world of Westminster and asks why we end up with representatives with whom we are so unhappy. Filled with forensic analysis and revealing reportage, this landmark and accessible book is a must-read for anyone who wants to see a future with better government.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838958473
Edition number: Main