Author: Adonis, Andrew,
Title: Parliament Today
Description: Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1990. orig.boards. 21x13cm, viii,194 pp. Series: Politics today. Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-189). Textual tables. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin’s Press, c1990;Contents: Parliament; Elections and parties; Members of parliament; The Speaker and officers of the House of Commons; The legislative process. Appendix: The 1993 Rippon Commission; Questions and debates in the House of Commons; Committees in the House of Commans; The House of Commans nad finance; The House of Lords; The House of Lords at work; The House of Lords today: an evaluation; Whither Parliament? Further reading... " Synopsis Updated to take account of the 1992 election and ensuing developments, this book is a guide to Parliament's contemporary role and operation and to prospects for reform in the 1990s. As well as examining the functions, structure and day-to-day working of the Lords and Commons, the author asks what impact Westminster, as opposed to Whitehall, has on the way the British people are governed. How effective are MPs and peers in the face of a determined government majority? He also asks whether European Community developments are eroding Parliament's influence irrevocably, and sheds light on the long-term trends: the legacy of Thatcherism, the rise of the professional MP, a more assertive House of Lords, and the rise of scrutiny committees in the House of Commons." Publisher's description.

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