Another round: There are no 'good chaps' left in parliament
Oli interviews journalist Simon Kuper
July 13, 2024
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Another round: There are no 'good chaps' left in parliament
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<p>The 'good chaps' theory refers to the informal understanding governing what's considered acceptable behaviour from out elected politicians.</p><br /><p>But what happens when the politicians we elect aren't good chaps?</p><br /><p>From lobbying to lying in the Commons, the last fourteen years have seen a a degradation in the public's trust in MPs.</p><br /><p>Oli speaks to author and Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper about his new book Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions and What We Can Do About It.</p><p>Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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