Amanda Jones’s Reviews > Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change > Status Update

This is a book that, in the light of ongoing arguments made for Brexit that refer to Parliamentary sovereignty, and the knowledge of which MPs in Parliament make those arguments, should make us furious at the hypocrisy. Those who happily thwart parliament’s function are the ones arguing so passionately that the EU has too much sway and power. Clearly it is they wanting more sway to continue and augment their abuse.

Caroline is one of the most sincere bright knowledgeable lights in UK political life. She lays out simple factual arguments that somehow seem to be beyond anything that emerges on panel shows like BBCQT and Politics Live. Can’t interviewers draw out the facts that matter? No wonder we are so ignorant. We hear so many tennis match arguments that are bereft of the convincing details that matter!

Caroline Lucas stands out for being willing to speak the truth without fear of favour. We need a politics that is not dissociated from truth in order to curry favour by perpetuating mythical ideas. To pander to social bias rather than challenge it shows a lack of moral courage. And this lazy political approach leads to policies with no moral substance.