'This controversial book questions the role of the political party in the post-ideological age and concludes that it would be better for government ministers to be appointed by headhunters and held to account by a 'people's parliament' selected by lot. Unlike its 2004 predecessor, The Party's Over, Sutherland's new book acknowledges an ongoing role for the political party to achieve the 'representation of interests' (Pitkin, 1967).' 'However, in order to avoid factionalism - that 'grand cankerworm of a Commonwealth' - parties should be only one element in a mixed constitution, that combines expert advocacy with informed popular decision making.'--BOOK JACKET.
