<p>Richard Whatmore, Professor of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews, takes us back to Adam Smith and David Hume - and asks whether democratic politics has always been based on deceit.</p>

Richard Whatmore, Professor of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews, takes us back to Adam Smith and David Hume - and asks whether democratic politics has always been based on deceit.

Richard Whatmore - Truth and Democracy roundtable (19/9/2017)

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Richard Whatmore - Truth and Democracy roundtable (19/9/2017)

Richard Whatmore - Truth and Democracy roundtable (19/9/2017)