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The Political Class by Peter Allen, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Peter Allen

Current price: $38.80
The Political Class by Peter Allen, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
The Political Class by Peter Allen, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

The Political Class by Peter Allen, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Peter Allen

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Recent years have seen an intensification of discussion on the issue of Britain's political class. The question of who our politicians are is front and centre. Do they represent us? Are all politicians just in it for themselves? Are they disconnected from the lives of normal people? In ThePolitical Class, Peter Allen argues that our current political class are in many important ways unlike the British people as a whole, and this matters a lot. Our politicians are currently largely drawn from limited sections of society, reflecting patterns of wider social and economic inequality which mean that, for many people, running for political office is almost impossible. This leaves us with a political class that can justifiably be described asuniform in who they are, what they think, and how they behave. Putting the state of British democracy under the microscope, Allen argues that having a more diverse political class would not only better reflect democratic principles of equality, but would also result in more legitimate political outcomes. We need to radically reshape political institutions sothat more citizens have a real chance of becoming involved in making the decisions that affect all of our lives. Only by doing this can the gap between the political class and the public be reduced, and British democracy live up to its name. | The Political Class by Peter Allen, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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