This book analyses the movement to regulate standards in British public life over the last twenty years. Distrust of government is today endemic, even in advanced democracies. Distrust reflects not just voter disappointment with policy performance but diminishing confidence in the integrity of office-holders. Government needs to be cleaner than ever, in a world where transparency and accountability challenge reputations for integrity at every turn. Yet the task of raising standards and reassuring the public is complex and challenging, simply rooting out corruption is certainly not enough. The...