Not What The Bus Promised

Reviews / Votes

The stories told by individuals give emotional and social context to the description of the legal landscape and provide the book with 'heart' ... [An] innovative and interesting book. * Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly * An impressive amount of data collected over many years is woven into the analysis in a narrative way, including interviews with politicians and policymakers and various set-ups prompting street conversations like Vox pops. These breadth and depth of data (and the transparency surrounding the methods) give the book an exceptional level of palpability, which makes it surprisingly accessible given the complexity of the topic. * Political Studies Association * A creative and courageous book * Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast * Meticulous and informative, but also gripping and even moving in parts. -- Charlotte Godziewski * City, University of London * [The book's] legacy is its investigation of the intersection between the "noise" of Brexit-time and the "silence" and timelessness of law. -- Francesca Strumia * City, University of London * The authors of this fine book make a persuasive case that Brexit is bad for health... Not What the Bus Promised brilliantly starts the first step of much-needed post-Brexit health governance reform in the UK. * Medical Law International * A must-read ... covers multiple layers of health governance ... compelling and highly informative ... rigorous, detailed and nuanced ... well-researched, rich and multifaceted in its analysis, and written in an engaging way that should appeal to both academics and policy makers. * European Law Review * [A] standout contribution to socio-legal methodology both within and well beyond health law. * Journal of Law and Society *