In Defence of Politicians (In spite of themselves) by Peter Riddell

"In their hour of acute need, the British political class has found a true and candid friend in Peter Riddell"
— Peter Hennessy

In a lively and gripping essay on contemporary politics, Peter Riddell remakes the case for representing democracy but concludes that it needs to be strengthened.

In Defence of Politicians (In spite of themselves) is a timely and considered defence of the political process and its practitioners at a time when they are relentlessly under fire, this book will realign the way we look at our politicians.

On 10 May, Peter Riddell spoke with David Miliband MP and Andrew Adonis about his new book.

More information

• Listen to a podcast of this event (MP3, 52m:17s)
• Read a transcript (PDF, 79KB)
• Read more about the book: In Defence of Politicians (In spite of themselves)