As part of the Institute for Government's Big Thinkers series, Professor David Runciman discusses the ideas from his book The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War 1 to the Present.
Runciman was joined in conversation by Jesse Norman, Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, and author of Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet. Their discussion was followed by questions from the audience, chaired by Peter Riddell, Director of the Institute for Government.
