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Independent: The Rise of the Non-aligned PoliticianRichard Berry
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- Martin Bell, Dai Davies (the independent MP for Blaenau Gwent) and
Richard Taylor (the doctor who became an MP to save his local hospital)
are the best known of a growing band of British politicians making their
mark outside the traditional party system.
Some (like Davies) have emerged from within the old political system that let them down, others (Bell, Taylor) have come into politics from outside in response to a crisis of some kind, often in defence of a perceived threat to their local town or district.
Richard Berry traces this development by case studies and interviews to test the theory that these are not isolated cases, but part of a permanent trend in British politics, a shift away from the party system in favour of independent non-aligned representatives of the people.
Richard Berry is a political and policy researcher and writer.