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The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

Author: Mustafa Suleyman

Alumni: Philosophy & Theology, 2002

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023

As Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, alumnus Chris Bryant has had a front-row seat for the battle over standards in parliament. Cronyism, nepotism, conflicts of interest, misconduct and lying: politicians are engaging in these activities more frequently and more publicly than ever before. The result? The work of honest and accountable MPs is tarnished. Public trust is worn thin. And when nearly two thirds of voters think that MPs are out for themselves, democracy is in trouble.It is time for a better brand of politics. Taking us inside the Pugin-carpeted corridors of Westminster, from the prime minister’s office to the Strangers’ Bar, Code of Conduct examines how parliament has got into this mess and suggests how it might – at last – get its house in order.

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