{"product_id":"institutionalised-deceit-ron-bailey-9781807250669","title":"Institutionalised Deceit: Taking the Lid off Westminster Governance","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does Westminster really work when government does not want to be challenged?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInstitutionalised Deceit\u003c\/i\u003e, Ron Bailey draws on 40 years of parliamentary campaigning to reveal the hidden pressures, tactics and habits that shape decision-making at the heart of British politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a detached textbook about Parliament. It is a first-hand account from a campaigner who has worked with MPs across parties, helped promote Private Members' Bills, and seen how the machinery of government can resist reform, sideline scrutiny and protect itself from accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBailey writes with the insight of someone who has been inside the process without becoming part of it. He shows how Ministers, civil servants, whips and procedure can frustrate change, even when a proposal has strong public and parliamentary support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet this is not only an exposé. It is also a book about persistence, organisation and democratic pressure. Bailey shows how citizens, campaigners and backbench MPs can work together to challenge power and win meaningful change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirect, detailed and often startling, \u003ci\u003eInstitutionalised Deceit\u003c\/i\u003e is for readers who want to understand Westminster beyond the speeches, headlines and official explanations. It is a powerful account of how government works, how it fails, and how determined people can still make it answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1807250660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807250669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Ron Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874686775551,"sku":"9781807250669","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/institutionalised-deceit-ron-bailey-9781807250669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}