Noel Malcolm

Daniel Chandler aims to bring new values to British politics – so how will that work out?

His elaborate scheme, based on the ideas of the late philosopher John Rawls, is not clearly costed – and may end up justifying quite contrary things

The American philosopher John Rawls, who died in 2002, is Chandler’s inspiration. But the complex scheme Rawls developed from his famous thought experiment can end up justifying quite contrary things. [Getty Images]
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  • Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?

    Daniel Chandler

    Allen Lane, pp. 416, £25

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