How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate political insider

By: Ian Dunt

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Paperback | 28 March 2024 | Edition Number 1

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British politics is broken. Anyone sitting down to watch the news will get the sense that something has gone terribly wrong. We have prime ministers who detonate the economy, secretaries of state who are intellectually incapable of doing the job and MPs who seem temperamentally unsuited to the role. Expertise is denigrated. Lies are rewarded. And deep-seated, long-lasting national problems go permanently unresolved. Most of us have a sense that the system doesn't work, but we struggle to articulate exactly why. Our political and financial system is cloaked in secrecy, archaic terminology, ancient custom and impenetrable technical jargon.

Lifting the lid on British politics, How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't exposes every aspect of the system in a way that can be understood and challenged, from the heights of Downing Street to the depths of the nation's newsrooms, from the hallways of the civil service to the green benches of the Commons.

Based on interviews with some of the leading voices in politics, from former occupants of No.10 to key figures in Whitehall, Westminster and Fleet Street, Ian Dunt provides exactly what people in power have always tried to avoid: a full description of the mechanisms of British government. And a vision of how we can fix it.

Industry Reviews

Lacerating . . . a savage indictment of the status quo. In a series of deeply informed and carefully worked out examples, Ian Dunt takes us through the Westminster labyrinth to reveal an omnishambles - GUARDIAN

An elegant primer for those who wish to understand how power actually operates in Britain . . . far scarier than any conspiracy theory - THE TIMES

A blistering account of the irrationality and sheer absurdity of Britain's dysfunctional political system ... If you want to understand why this country is in such an alrighty mess - and what we might do to fix it - read this book

With typical incision, wit and flair, Ian Dunt masterfully deconstructs and skewers our corrosive political culture. An indispensable analysis of how we got into this mess

A devastating diagnosis of how Britain's political engine has broken down. Everyone in Westminster should read it

How Westminster Works is both an articulate wail of lament and a rousing call to arms

Thrilling, searing and scathing ... as gripping as it is brutal

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