Monthly Archives: April 2018
John Bercow at Hull University
The Speaker, John Bercow, was in Hull today to deliver a Parliamentary Studies Lecture on ‘Why Parliament Matters’. The University is one of twenty accredited for the delivery of such lectures by clerks of both Houses and the Speaker’s was … Continue reading
The political organisation of Parliament
I realise I did not do a post about another recent publication of mine. This redresses that oversight. I have a chapter on ‘The political organisation of Parliament’, in Exploring Parliament, edited by Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Louise Thompson. The book, … Continue reading
The threat to politics…
Politics is normally defined as the process by which disputes as to outcomes of public policy are resolved peacefully. That entails debate. If there is unanimity there is no politics, as there is nothing to dispute. If policy is imposed … Continue reading
The Norton View 