Name: Overruled: Confronting Our Vanishing Democracy in 8 Cases
Brand: Oneworld
SKU: 9780861542475
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Author: Sam Fowles
ISBN: 9780861542475

Overruled: Confronting Our Vanishing Democracy in 8 Cases

By Sam Fowles

Oneworld June 2022

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ISBN-13: 9780861542475
Publisher: Oneworld
Publication: June 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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British democracy is on trial. We can no longer hold our leaders to account; the state has too much power; and the truth doesn’t matter at all. Those we voted into government have nothing but contempt for the democratic system that got them there.

When the Prime Minister illegally prorogued Parliament, barrister Sam Fowles was part of the team that took him to court, and won.

The scenes of the police violently restraining women at a vigil for Sarah Everard shook the nation. In a high-profile parliamentary inquiry, Fowles proved the Met’s actions fundamentally breached our right to protest.

For decades, the Post Office pursued criminal prosecutions against its own employees, knowing the evidence was dodgy all along. Fowles helped reveal the rot at the heart of a trusted national institution.

We shouldn’t have to take our rulers to court just to get them to follow the rules. At a crucial juncture for British governance, Fowles urges us not to take our freedoms for granted.