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Calling to Account: Bronwen Maddox, Margaret Hodge, Matthew Parris

Anne McElvoy is joined by Margaret Hodge and Bronwen Maddox to consider if public enquiries are good government. Plus Matthew Parris and Ayesha Hazarika on the concept of scorn.

Are public enquiries good government? At the end of a year where we have seen the Hillsborough and Chilcot reports are these the best way of calling to account? Margaret Hodge and Bronwen Maddox join Anne McElvoy to discuss. Plus, Matthew Parris and Ayesha Hazarika consider the concept of scorn and those who are best at pouring it.

Matthew Parris has written an updated version of Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History
Margaret Hodge has written Called To Account: How Corporate Bad Behaviour and Government Waste Combine to Cost Us Millions.
Bronwen Maddox is Director of the Institute for Government

Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.

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45 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Margaret Hodge
Interviewed Guest Bronwen Maddox
Presenter Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest Ayesha Hazarika
Producer Craig Templeton Smith

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  • Thu 15 Dec 2016 22:00

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