{"product_id":"9781785908545-unusual-channels","title":"The Usual Channels","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside the Mysterious World of Political Whips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Usual Channels \u003c\/i\u003epulls back the curtain on one of Westminster's most notorious elements and explores whether whips still have the upper hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce,political whips swore by a code of omerta.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Thetheory was that you never discussed what went on in the whips' office untilyour dying day, as though you worked at Bletchley Park.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e.But not any more.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThoughdecades of silence have fostered intrigue, mythology and suspicion about theiractivities, the whips' office has long played a crucial role in Westminster, greasingthe parliamentary machine and keeping rebellious MPs in check. But while whipsappear all-knowing and ever-present, are they still all-powerful?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheUsual Channels \u003c\/i\u003epullsback the curtain on one of Westminster's most notorious elements and explores whetherwhips still have the upper hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChartingeccentric traditions and colourful characters, this authoritative guide is notonly an insight into the workings of a crucial institution; it is also amasterclass in the past fifty years of British political history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56334709686646,"sku":"9781785908545","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36187657_d6e7e317-1454-4d5e-898b-c8f35a902fec.jpg?v=1758749075","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785908545-unusual-channels","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}