Celebrations for this are happening between November 13 and 17, with events in the historic Westminster Hall and the modern Parliamentary building called Portcullis House. 1300 schools and over 2600 other organizations are taking part, to make the work of Parliament better known and understood. Against this background, I thought it might be of interest…
At the end of last year, Lord Strathclyde, the former Leader of the House, of Lords, undertook a review, at the behest of the Prime Minister, of how the House deals with secondary legislation. The review was prompted by the House not approving (though it did not reject) the tax credit regulations. The review was published in December. …
A list of 45 new peerages was announced today. You can see the full list here. As it is a dissolution honours list, there is an emphasis on rewarding those who have undertaken political service. It is usual to offer peerages to those who have held Cabinet office, not least those who have held one…
I began my academic career specialising in voting behaviour in the House of Commons, in particular intra-party dissent by Members. This entailed manually checking every division list. For my doctoral research, I estimate I read over 3,000 division lists, with the number of names running into seven figures, in order to identify any Members voting against…
I have earlier drawn attention to the various publications about the work of the House of Lords. The House has also produced a number of videos which can be found on YouTube. You can access them here. They cover a good range in terms of the activity of the House, how it works, interviews, events, and…
