This chapter explores the opportunities and limitations of being a Member of Parliament in the UK, discussing the significant power held by ministers and their complaints about limitations. It emphasizes the privilege of shaping a G7 country and highlights the importance of patience in running a country.
Arranging friendly media coverage, giving handouts to voters, stifling opposition rallies: once again the country’s ruling party has put its thumb on the scales. It has to, after decades of failed governance. Our correspondent visits fire-ravaged Lahaina in Hawaii, finding equal parts shock and anger among residents (10:32). And the curious rise of Britain’s self-pitying lawmakers (18:38).
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