Why Governments Get It Wrong

Insightful . . . A timely book with accessibly provocative arguments -- Steve Richards, author of <i>The Prime Ministers We Never Had</i> A fascinating and timely look at how government decisions affect our lives and how those in charge can do much better. A must-read -- Sebastian Payne, author of<i> Broken Heartlands</i> Engaging and accessible -- Ivor Crewe, co-author of <i>The Blunders of Our Governments</i> There is a real gap for this book . . . international in scope and non-partisan -- Isabel Hardman, author of <i>Why We Get the Wrong Politicians</i> Highly original and very entertaining . . . This is the book Boris Johnson should have read before he promised to 'Get Brexit Done' -- Gavin Esler, author of <i>How Britain Ends</i> From the pandemic to the climate crisis, we are living in an era of historic policy-making. Dennis Grube’s convincing book teaches all of us how governments get decisions wrong and what we have to do to get them right -- David Lammy MP This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid * TLS *