Downward Spiral
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Downward Spiral
Collapsing Public Standards and How to Restore Them
Bowers, John
Manchester University Press
04/2026
328
Mole
Inglês
9781526197245
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Prologue
Part I: Setting the scene
1 Introduction: falling standards (and masonry)
2 A basic history of standards in public life
3 Boris Johnson and the downward spiral
Part II: The ethical regulators
4 The Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: bullying, wallpaper, parties
5 The public appointments system and Commissioner for Public Appointments: unmerited jobs and cultural cleansing?
6 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: revolving doors and dogs with rubber teeth
7 Appointments to the House of Lords: ermined disgraces
8 Party funding and the Electoral Commission: how to get the party started
9 The Committee on Standards in Public Life and National Audit Office: two success stories
10 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists and the vast lobbying industry
11 The Civil Service Commission: a few issues of decline and a few insidious features
Part III: Cross-cutting issues
12 MPs for hire: second jobs in the spotlight
13 Anatomy of a recent scandal: PPE
14 Greensill: 'no rules were broken'
Part IV: Conclusion
15 Conventions, the rule of law and declining standards: what happens when good chaps do not behave
16 Conclusion: new timber to replace the rotten wood
Appendix. Controversial public appointment cases (and two non-reappointment issues)
Index -- .
Part I: Setting the scene
1 Introduction: falling standards (and masonry)
2 A basic history of standards in public life
3 Boris Johnson and the downward spiral
Part II: The ethical regulators
4 The Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: bullying, wallpaper, parties
5 The public appointments system and Commissioner for Public Appointments: unmerited jobs and cultural cleansing?
6 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: revolving doors and dogs with rubber teeth
7 Appointments to the House of Lords: ermined disgraces
8 Party funding and the Electoral Commission: how to get the party started
9 The Committee on Standards in Public Life and National Audit Office: two success stories
10 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists and the vast lobbying industry
11 The Civil Service Commission: a few issues of decline and a few insidious features
Part III: Cross-cutting issues
12 MPs for hire: second jobs in the spotlight
13 Anatomy of a recent scandal: PPE
14 Greensill: 'no rules were broken'
Part IV: Conclusion
15 Conventions, the rule of law and declining standards: what happens when good chaps do not behave
16 Conclusion: new timber to replace the rotten wood
Appendix. Controversial public appointment cases (and two non-reappointment issues)
Index -- .
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Boris Johnson; David Cameron; ethical buoyancy; ethical regulation; good chaps; Greensill scandal; Nolan Committee; partygate; PPE scandal; restoring trust; seven principles of public life; Tony Blair; trust in government; wallpapergate; public standards; Keir Starmer; Rachel Reeves; Lady Hale; Sue Gray report; Tory sleaze
Prologue
Part I: Setting the scene
1 Introduction: falling standards (and masonry)
2 A basic history of standards in public life
3 Boris Johnson and the downward spiral
Part II: The ethical regulators
4 The Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: bullying, wallpaper, parties
5 The public appointments system and Commissioner for Public Appointments: unmerited jobs and cultural cleansing?
6 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: revolving doors and dogs with rubber teeth
7 Appointments to the House of Lords: ermined disgraces
8 Party funding and the Electoral Commission: how to get the party started
9 The Committee on Standards in Public Life and National Audit Office: two success stories
10 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists and the vast lobbying industry
11 The Civil Service Commission: a few issues of decline and a few insidious features
Part III: Cross-cutting issues
12 MPs for hire: second jobs in the spotlight
13 Anatomy of a recent scandal: PPE
14 Greensill: 'no rules were broken'
Part IV: Conclusion
15 Conventions, the rule of law and declining standards: what happens when good chaps do not behave
16 Conclusion: new timber to replace the rotten wood
Appendix. Controversial public appointment cases (and two non-reappointment issues)
Index -- .
Part I: Setting the scene
1 Introduction: falling standards (and masonry)
2 A basic history of standards in public life
3 Boris Johnson and the downward spiral
Part II: The ethical regulators
4 The Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: bullying, wallpaper, parties
5 The public appointments system and Commissioner for Public Appointments: unmerited jobs and cultural cleansing?
6 The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: revolving doors and dogs with rubber teeth
7 Appointments to the House of Lords: ermined disgraces
8 Party funding and the Electoral Commission: how to get the party started
9 The Committee on Standards in Public Life and National Audit Office: two success stories
10 The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists and the vast lobbying industry
11 The Civil Service Commission: a few issues of decline and a few insidious features
Part III: Cross-cutting issues
12 MPs for hire: second jobs in the spotlight
13 Anatomy of a recent scandal: PPE
14 Greensill: 'no rules were broken'
Part IV: Conclusion
15 Conventions, the rule of law and declining standards: what happens when good chaps do not behave
16 Conclusion: new timber to replace the rotten wood
Appendix. Controversial public appointment cases (and two non-reappointment issues)
Index -- .
Boris Johnson; David Cameron; ethical buoyancy; ethical regulation; good chaps; Greensill scandal; Nolan Committee; partygate; PPE scandal; restoring trust; seven principles of public life; Tony Blair; trust in government; wallpapergate; public standards; Keir Starmer; Rachel Reeves; Lady Hale; Sue Gray report; Tory sleaze
