Chris Bryant: Can We Fix Westminster?

Chris Bryant, Labour MP and chair of the Committee on Standards, joins us to discuss his new book, Code of Conduct: an examination of parliamentary conduct – from Boris Johnson’s lies, to Owen Paterson’s paid lobbying, to accusations of bullying – that attempts to explain how things got so bad, while suggesting ways in which the problem may be fixed. In conversation with Ruth Wishart.

Categories: How We Live, Human Rights, Politics

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The Foundations of Democracy

Citizens of democracies exercise their right to choose the political colour of their politicians. But can they retain full confidence in the frameworks that underpin democracy? Can they trust in the systems that make a successful state? In a series of thoughtprovoking sessions, leading figures join us to ask how we can shore up the very foundations of democratic life…