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7 - Getting Truth into Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2025

Mike Berners-Lee
Mike Berners-Lee
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Lancaster University
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This chapter looks at the history of dishonesty in politics and why we must now do better. It gives the reader five criteria by which to assess a politician’s honesty, along with suggestions of what MPs can expect from us in return. Mike then explores the motives for voting and what democratic and parliamentary reforms would better serve humanity in the future, including an assessment of Citizens’ Juries.

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PoliticsTruthHonestyDemocracyImprovement
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A Climate of Truth
Why We Need It and How To Get It
 , pp. 151 - 173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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