The Inconvenient Truth: Democracy does not fail in The Chamber, it fails in the Committee Room

There is a comfortable illusion that nations take from their chambers, the polished benches, the ceremonial mace, the eloquence of debate broadcast to the world. It is tempting to believe that this is where a country's political governance truly lives, and truly dies. Yet the uncomfortable truth is that democracy's real test rarely unfolds in full view. It unfolds quietly, in modest rooms, before smaller audiences, where the difficult questions are either genuinely asked or conveniently…