Let's Be Honest
By (Author) Jess Phillips
Simon & Schuster Ltd
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14th August 2024
8th August 2024
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
320
Hardback
256
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Can you imagine a world where politics functioned, every politician told the truth, and the government cared about the electorate more than elections
Although it feels like an impossible dream, it should be reality. With humour and candour Jess Phillips exposes whats going wrong and what we can do about it.
From culture wars to clickbait, its fair to say that politics has been reduced to electioneering, and were all suffering as a result. If it wasnt destroying the country, it would almost be funny. But we have let our standards drop and its time to raise our expectations and demand better.
Jess Phillips believes in democracy, and the people she meets give her cause for optimism even if many of the politicians really (really) dont. At once a laugh-so-you-dont-cry take down of the state of Westminster and a rallying battle cry for the power of politics, this book will make you angry, cheer you up, and give you hope.
JESS PHILLIPS was first elected as the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley in 2015 and was elected chair of the Womens Parliamentary Labour Party in September 2016. Before becoming an MP, she worked with victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking, and she continues to speak up on behalf of those who struggle to have their voice heard. Jess lives with her husband and two sons in Birmingham, where she was born and raised.