The UK political party started as a loose association of like-minded MPs. Rather than representing their constituents in parliament, MPs now represent their party to their constituents and are unable to hold the executive fully to account. This book outlines the vision of British politics and the reasons behind the demise of the party system.

The UK political party started off as a loose association of like-minded MPs. However, in recent years the tail has been wagging the dog - politicians have no alternative but to kowtow to a charismatic leader. This book questions the role of the party in the post-ideological age of the liberal market consensus. Sutherland concludes that we would be better off leaving the appointment of government ministers to headhunters, accountable to a parliament randomly selected by lot.

Two essays, printed back to back in a single volume, offer complementary solutions to the democratic deficit in Britain and the USA. In his book "The Party's Over: Blueprint for a Very English Revolution" (2004), Keith Sutherland questioned the role of the party in the post-ideological age and concluded that it would be better for government ministers to be appointed by headhunters and held to account by a people's parliament selected by lot. This completely revised and updated edition includes a study of the recent literature on deliberative polling. The American founders proposed that their legislature should be 'an exact portrait, in miniature, of the people at large'. Whether or not this was true at the time, the exponential growth of the population, skyrocketing campaign funding, the power of pressure groups, the grease of the pork-barrel and the dominance of charisma and demagoguery means that the US Constitution could now better be described as a kleptocracy. This pioneering essay proposes selecting Congressional members by random lot (leaving the Senate and Presidency unchanged) to 'restore a direct, powerful voice in Washington to the whole of America'. Originally published in 1985, this new edition includes an introduction by political scientist Peter Stone.

Two essays, printed back to back in a single volume, offer complementary solutions to the democratic deficit in Britain and the USA. In his book "The Party's Over: Blueprint for a Very English Revolution" (2004), Keith Sutherland questioned the role of the party in the post-ideological age and concluded that it would be better for government ministers to be appointed by headhunters and held to account by a people's parliament selected by lot. This completely revised and updated edition includes a study of the recent literature on deliberative polling. The American founders proposed that their legislature should be 'an exact portrait, in miniature, of the people at large'. Whether or not this was true at the time, the exponential growth of the population, skyrocketing campaign funding, the power of pressure groups, the grease of the pork-barrel and the dominance of charisma and demagoguery means that the US Constitution could now better be described as a kleptocracy. This pioneering essay proposes selecting Congressional members by random lot (leaving the Senate and Presidency unchanged) to 'restore a direct, powerful voice in Washington to the whole of America'. Originally published in 1985, this new edition includes an introduction by political scientist Peter Stone.

New Labour seduced the people of Britain with red roses and soft soap, it has also undermined Parliament and traditional checks to executive power. New Labour in effect raped the British constitution. That is the position deployed in this text compiled of essays critical of the Government's handling of constitutional reform in relation to Europe, Westminster and devolution, in the late 1990s. Contributors include: Tony Benn, Simon Hughes, Bernard Weatherill, Conrad Russell and Norman Tebbit.

Am I responsible for my actions? or is freewill an illusion? Many scientists and philosophers claim that everything, including our own actions, is pre-determined. If that is the case then no-one is responsible for their actions, so punishment could be considered an inappropriate response to crime. This text debates the viewpoints of both "sceptics" and "libertarians" looking at the evidence from science, psychology and philosophy. Contributors include: David Hodgson, Jaron Lanier, Thomas Clark and Wolfgang Schultz.

Yet another action packed crime novel by Keith Sutherland the author, an ex criminal, who uses his background to write another exciting crime novel in which out of a sense of loyalty, Lawson an ex criminal, is forced back into the crime scene.