{"product_id":"stitch-up-politics-bobby-ludo-9798187874422","title":"Stitch Up Politics: The People's Champions How the establishment tries to destroy them","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs due process being used disproportionately against political outsiders - and is it working, or making everything worse?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver four years, across two countries and several kinds of accountability machinery, a recognisable shape kept appearing: instruments built for grave conduct, reached for in contested circumstances, against figures who stand - or market themselves as standing - outside the political establishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA  50 fixed penalty notice for a Prime Minister. A 108-page report and a 90-day suspension. A bank dossier citing 'values'. Thirty-four felony counts from one reimbursement stream. A hashtag comparing a candidate to Hitler. A resignation that converted a committee inquiry into a by-election. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book takes no position on whether any named figure is guilty.\u003c\/b\u003e Its subject is instruments and their use, not the character of the people they were used on. Every fact is sourced and dated. Every inference is flagged as inference. And where a judgement call arrives, \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e make it - not the author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe destination is a \u003cb\u003efive-question proportionality test\u003c\/b\u003e you can run on any case that hits the front pages: \u003cbr\u003e- Was the instrument designed for conduct of this gravity?\u003cbr\u003e- Is enforcement even-handed between insiders and outsiders?\u003cbr\u003e- Does the sanction match the proven conduct?\u003cbr\u003e- Is the process insulated from electoral advantage?\u003cbr\u003e- Is the surrounding language proportionate to what was actually found? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe question mark on the cover is not a hedge. It is a handing-over. \u003cb\u003eYou are the jury.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Ezra Klein, Martin Gurri, Jonathan Rauch, and anyone who has ever wondered whether the machinery of accountability is being used - or abused.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bobby Ludo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187874422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Bobby Ludo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50593596408063,"sku":"9798187874422","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stitch-up-politics-bobby-ludo-9798187874422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}