Parliament today
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Parliament today
(Politics today)
Manchester University Press , Distributed in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1990
- : hard
- : pbk
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Note
Bibliography: p. [186]-189
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Parliament is at the centre of British political life. Designed as a guide for the student and the general reader, this text explains how it functions and how it has changed in the 1980s, with far-reaching consequences for British politics. The book examines the role, structure and day-to-day workings of both the Commons and the Lords. What real impact does Westminster, as opposed to Whitehall, have on the way the British people are governed? How effective are MPs and peers in the face of a determined government with a large majority? How is Parliament adapting to the growing power of the European Community and the rise of regional pressures at home? The author considers these issues in the light of recent developments - notably the increase in pressure on MPs, a more assertive House of Lords and 10 years' experience of Scrutiny Committees in the House of Commons. He also examines the prospects for reform as Parliament faces the 1990s.
Table of Contents
- Parliament
- elections and parties
- MPs
- the Speaker and officers of the Commons
- the legislative process
- questions and debates in the Commons
- committees in the Commons
- financial scrutiny
- the House of Lords
- the Lords at work
- the Lords - an assessment
- whither Parliament?.
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