Social & Applied Sciences

Britain's first Green MP reveals the inner workings of parliamentary life, why we are so badly governed, and what we can do about it

As the prospect of a hung parliament looms large, political protagonists can learn from the politics and personalities of the past. The author's story of coalition government begins in the 1850s, with Disraeli fighting for his political life and Queen Victoria's battle to find a Prime Minister from the Whigs and Peelites driving her to despair.