How the British Establishment Really Works

Simon Kuper has been a journalist at the Financial Times for three decades – so he’s seen up close how Britain works, and who it works for. In his latest book, ‘Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions’, Kuper chronicles changes in the instincts of Britain’s ruling class – and how corruption came to be increasingly normalised. What do these elites believe? When did those beliefs change? And who are the people, places and policies that led to such shifts?

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