06/29/20 M13043: Parliamentary Studies | University of Nottingham M13043: Parliamentary Studies (2016/2017) View Online 330 items Main Texts (5 items) How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015 Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Also available as an ebook. An essential companion to this module. Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013 Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Seven copies in the library, two in short loan. An essential companion to this module. The contemporary House of Lords: Westminster bicameralism revived - Meg Russell, 2013 Book | Core | Essential reading for Week 7 on the House of Lords. Excellent for exam revision. Now available as an ebook from the library Mr Speaker: the office and the individuals since 1945 - Matthew Laban, 2013 Book | Recommended | Good for case studies on the Speaker of the House of Commons, who is coming to visit the University of Nottingham on Thursday, 9 March 2017. The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work - 16 April 2015 Book | Recommended | Highly recommended for case studies on the constituency role of the MP. See chapter 3 entitled 'Constituents' Champions'. There are five copies of this book in the library (two of them in short loan) General Reading (48 items) Books (15 items) The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005 Book | Core | Use in Week 5 for information on the party whips. See esp. Ch 2. The House of Lords 1911-2011: a century of non-reform - Chris Ballinger, 2012 Book | Core | Available as an ebook. See esp. Ch 9 for why Lords reform tends to fail. Lords of Parliament: manners, rituals and politics - Emma Crewe, 2005 Book | Recommended House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go? - Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso, 2011 Book | Recommended Parliamentary reform at Westminster - Alexandra Kelso, 2009 1/30
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330 items
Main Texts (5 items)
How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Also available as an ebook. An essential
companion to this module.
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Seven copies in the library, two in short loan.
An essential companion to this module.
The contemporary House of Lords: Westminster bicameralism revived - Meg Russell, 2013Book | Core | Essential reading for Week 7 on the House of Lords. Excellent for exam
revision. Now available as an ebook from the library
Mr Speaker: the office and the individuals since 1945 - Matthew Laban, 2013Book | Recommended | Good for case studies on the Speaker of the House of
Commons, who is coming to visit the University of Nottingham on Thursday, 9 March 2017.
The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work - 16 April 2015Book | Recommended | Highly recommended for case studies on the constituency role
of the MP. See chapter 3 entitled 'Constituents' Champions'. There are five copies of thisbook in the library (two of them in short loan)
General Reading (48 items)
Books (15 items)
The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005Book | Core | Use in Week 5 for information on the party whips. See esp. Ch 2.
The House of Lords 1911-2011: a century of non-reform - Chris Ballinger, 2012Book | Core | Available as an ebook. See esp. Ch 9 for why Lords reform tends to fail.
Lords of Parliament: manners, rituals and politics - Emma Crewe, 2005Book | Recommended
House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go? - Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso,2011
Book | Recommended
Parliamentary reform at Westminster - Alexandra Kelso, 2009
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Book | Further Reading | Available in alternative format
New Parliamentary Landscapes - A. KelsoChapter | Further Reading
A century of constitutional reform - Philip Norton, c2011Book | Recommended | See the chapter by Norton on parliamentary reform.
Mind the Gap: Political Analysis, Public Expectations and the Parliamentary Decline Thesis -Matthew Flinders, Alexandra Kelso, 2011-05
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format
Parliament under Blair - Peter Riddell, 2000Book
Making Parliament Matter - P. CowleyChapter | Further Reading | Focuses on Blair's early reforms to Parliament, 1997-1999.
Parliament - P. CowleyChapter | Recommended | Summarises the whole Blair period (1997-2007) in relation to
Parliamentary Reform.
Parliamentary socialisation: learning the ropes or determining behaviour? - Michael Rush,Philip James Giddings, 2011
Book | Recommended
A Fresh Start? The Orientation and Induction of New MPs at Westminster Following the2010 General Election - R. Fox, M. Korris, 2012-07-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Law in the making: influence and change in the legislative process - Alex Brazier, SusannaKalitowski, Gemma Rosenblatt, 2008
Book | Recommended | Good for case studies on legislation.
Making better law: reform of the legislative process from policy to act - Ruth Fox, MattKorris, c2010
Book | Recommended | Good for case studies on legislation.
The 'Magnificent Seven': the Top Seven Journals in this Module (7 items)
The Journal of Legislative StudiesJournal | Core | Newly purchased by the library. Contains great academic journal
articles, particularly from a comparative perspective.
British journal of political science - 1971-Journal | Core | Available in alternative format
British journal of politics & international relations - Political Studies Association of theUnited Kingdom
Journal | Core | Available in alternative format
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Parliamentary affairs - Hansard Society for Parliamentary GovernmentJournal | Core | Available in alternative format
The political quarterlyJournal | Core | Available in alternative format
Government and opposition - London School of Economics and Political ScienceJournal | Core | Available in alternative format
Political studies - Political Studies Association of the United KingdomJournal | Core | Available in alternative format
On-line Resources (17 items)
www.parliament.uk (5 items)
www.parliament.uk Home page - UK ParliamentWebsite | Core | The most important website in this module. Dreadful in terms of its
user-friendliness, but containing a vast reservoir of primary sources for case studies.
Research briefings - UK ParliamentWebpage | Core | Hunt for research briefings as a starting point when first tackling case
studies.
Lords Library Research briefings - UK ParliamentWebpage | Core | Useful starting point when first tackling case studies on the House of
Lords.
House of Lords Statistics - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Further Reading
The Parliament and Constitution Centre's Standard NotesWebpage | Recommended
Wright Report Reform of the House of COmmons Select Committee, Rebuilding the HouseDocument | Core | An excellent primary source explaining how select committees came
to be elected and why the Backbench Business Committee and E-petitions wereestablished.
BBC Democracy Live - HomeWebpage | Recommended | Good if you want to watching rather than read
parliamentary debates. The 'previous schedule' section has an archive of parliamentaryfootage, but only going back to 2008.
Hansard Society PublicationsWebpage | Recommended | Hunt for case study material on this website.
Constitution Unit PublicationsWebpage | Recommended | Hunt for case study material, particularly on the House of
Lords.
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Publications | The Institute for GovernmentWebpage | Recommended | Hunt for case study material on this site.
Revolts | Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart's research on ParliamentWebsite | Recommended | Very good archive blogs on parliamentary voting behaviour
under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Ideal for a case study on party or the whips.
Ballots & BulletsWebsite | Recommended | Use the archive to hunt for P Cowley and M Stuart blog posts
on parliamentary rebellions during the Coalition.
The Public Whip —Website | Recommended | Excellent data on parliamentary voting behaviour from 1997
to present. Recommended for use on case studies dealing with the party whips.
New mobile app for Commons vote results - News from Parliament - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | A new app, showing how MPs have voted as soon as it has
happened. Good for case studies on whipping.
TheyWorkForYou: Hansard and Official Reports for the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament,and Northern Ireland Assembly - done right
Website | Recommended | A shorthand way of finding out about the activity of an MP,but beware of these crude measures. Quantity does not always equal quality when itcomes to MPs' activities.
House of Lords: Party and Group Strengths and Voting - Lords Library Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Further Reading
Lords Divisions results - UK ParliamentWebpage | Further Reading
Twitter Accounts (9 items)
MPs on Twitter: Information, statistics and analysis about the members of UK Parliamentusing Twitter
Website | Recommended | Use this site to find out about what MPs are saying onTwitter. Good for case studies on 'Pick any MP or group of MPs. Assess how effectively theyuse social media to interact with their constituents.'
UK Parliament Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
House of Commons Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
Commons Hansard Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
House of Lords Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
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Lord Norton of Louth Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
Professor Philip Cowley Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
Labour's Whips' Office Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended | Good for data on Labour rebellions
Constitution Unit Twitter FeedWebpage | Recommended
Week 3: Legislation and Control of Time (98 items)
Legislation (General) (11 items)
Primary Sources (3 items)
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report Session1997-98
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report Session2005-06
Webpage | Recommended
Public bill procedure: second report from the Select Committee on Procedure, session1984-85, together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence andappendices - Peter Emery, Great Britain, 1985
Book | Further Reading
Secondary Sources (8 items)
How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Essential reading. See Ch 6.
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Read Chapters 4 & 5
Making better law: reform of the legislative process from policy to act - Ruth Fox, MattKorris, c2010
Book | Recommended | Recommended for students doing case studies on thelegislative process. Two hard copies of this source are available from the moduleconvenor.
The law-making process - Michael Zander, 2015Book | Recommended | Six copies in library; 3 in short loan
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Standing up for Scrutiny: How and Why Parliament Should Make Better Law - M. Korris,2011-07-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article, whichsummarises the 'Making Better Law' article outlined above.
Law in the making: influence and change in the legislative process - Alex Brazier, SusannaKalitowski, Gemma Rosenblatt, 2008
Book | Recommended | Recommended for students doing case studies on thelegislative process.
Making the law: the report of the Hansard Society Commission on the Legislative Process -Geoffrey Rippon, Hansard Society Commission on the Legislative Process, 1993
Book | Recommended
Parliament, politics and law making: issues and developments in the legislative process -Alex Brazier, Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government, 2004
Book | Further Reading
Private Members' Bills (17 items)
Primary Sources (11 items)
House of Commons - Private Members' bills - Procedure CommitteeWebpage | Core | Essential for exam on 2016 Procedure Committee Report into Private
Members' Bills
Parliamentlive.tv - House of CommonsWebpage | Core | Watch the launch of the Government's report on Private Members'
Bills on the floor of the House of Commons on 18 April 2016, delivered by Charles WalkerMP, Chair of the Procedure Committee. Essential for exam revision on this topic.
Parliamentlive.tv - Westminster HallWebpage | Core | Essential for exam revision on the 2016 Procedure Committee report
into Private Member's Bills
House of Commons - Private Members' bills: observations on the Government response -Procedure Committee
Webpage | Core | The Procedure Committee's terse response to the Government'sresponse to the Procedure Committee Report into Private Members' Bills. Essential forexam revision.
Procedures for Debates, Private Members' Bills and the Powers of the Speaker, Session2002-03
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on privatemembers' bills.
The Government's Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2002-03Webpage | Recommended for students doing a case study on private members' bills.
Parliamentary Reform: The Route from Here to There
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Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on privatemembers' bills.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 15 Jun 2010 (Jo Swinson suggests programmingPMBs)
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on privatemembers' bills.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 3 February 2011Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on private
members' bills. See especially, Caroline Lucas's suggestions for reform of PMBs
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 30 March 2011Webpage | Read cols. 474-485 for a debate on the value of PMBs
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 11 July 2012Webpage | Recommended | Read cols.339-340 for the debate on switching PMBs from a
Friday to a Tuesday night. Arguments in favour see Caroline Lucas col 364 and forarguments against see Jack Straw col 352. Recommended for students doing a case studyon private members' bills.
Secondary Sources (6 items)
Enhancing the Role of Backbench MPs. Proposals for Reform of Private Members' Bills - R.Fox, A. Brazier
Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on privatemembers' bills.
Enhancing the Backbench MP's Role As a Legislator: The Case for Urgent Reform of PrivateMembers Bills - A. Brazier, R. Fox, 2010-01-01
Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Recommended for students doing acase study on private members' bills.
Issues in Law Making - Briefing Paper 1: Private Members' BillsDocument | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on private
members' bills.
Private members' bills - David Marsh, Melvyn Read, 1988Book | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on private
members' bills.
Private members' bills in the British Parliament - Peter Bromhead, 1956Book | Further Reading
Democracy Forum – Private Members’ Bills: Rejuvenation or Abolition?Webpage | Further Reading
Issues of 'conscience' (8 items)
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Conscience and parliament - Philip Cowley, 1998Book | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study on
'conscience' issues.
Parliament and conscience - Peter G. Richards, 1970Book | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study on
'conscience' issues.
How Do MPs in Westminster Democracies Vote When Unconstrained by Party Discipline? AComparison of Free Vote Patterns on Marriage Equality Legislation - A. Plumb, 2015-07-01
Article | Recommended for students tackling a case study on 'conscience' issues.
Cultures at war: moral conflicts in western democracies - T. Alexander Smith, RaymondTatalovich, c2003
Book | Further Reading
Morality Policy without Politics? The Case of Britain - P. CowleyChapter | Further Reading
Sodomy, Slaughter, Sunday Shopping and Seatbelts: Free Votes in the House of Commons,1979 to 1996 - P. Cowley, M. Stuart, 1997-01-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Recommended for students tackling a case study on 'conscience' issues.
Members of Parliament and Issues of Conscience - P. JonesChapter | Further Reading
Why did they do it? Voting on Homosexuality and Capital Punishment in the House ofCommons - M. Read, 1994
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format
Pre-legislative Scrutiny (21 items)
Primary Sources (15 items)
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First ReportWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
pre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Commons - Liaison Committee - Shifting the Balance: Select Committees and theExecutive First Report
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Commons - Liaison Committee - Shifting the Balance: Unfinished Business FirstReport
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
The Legislative Process, Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons,First Report
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Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords Constitution Committee - Parliament and the Legislative ProcessWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
pre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords Constitution Committee - Parliament and the Legislative Process, TheGovernment's Response
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords Constitution Committee - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in the 2006-07 Session:Follow-Up
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Commons Liaison Committee - The Work of Committees in 2007Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
pre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in the 2007-08 Session - Constitution CommitteeWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
pre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords - Government Response to a report on Pre-legislative Scrutiny in the2007-08 session - Constitution Committee
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 Sessions -Constitution Committee
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
The Work of Committees in Session 2008-09: Government Response to the Committee'sSecond Report of Session 2009-10
Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
Fixed-term Parliaments BillDocument | Recommended | See points 173-179. Recommended for students doing a
case study on pre-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords - Review of select committee activity and proposals for new committeeactivity, 2010-12 session - Liaison Committee
Webpage | Recommended | Paragraphs 26-28. Recommended for students doing a casestudy on pre-legislative scrutiny.
The Process of Constitutional Change, House of Lords Constitution Committee 15th Report2010-12
Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
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pre-legislative scrutiny.
Secondary Sources (6 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Recommended | Read pp. 82-84. Recommended for students doing a case study
on pre-legislative scrutiny.
Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government - Commons Library Standard Note- UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpre-legislative scrutiny.
Making a Difference? The Effectiveness of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny - J. Smookler,2006-05-16
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Recommended for students doing a case study on pre-legislative scrutiny.
Issues in Law Making - Briefing Paper 5: Pre-legislative Scrutiny (Hansard Society)Document | Further Reading
Law in the making: influence and change in the legislative process - Alex Brazier, SusannaKalitowski, Gemma Rosenblatt, 2008
Book | Further Reading
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Draft Legislation 1997-1999 - G. PowerDocument | Further Reading
Post-legislative Scrutiny (7 items)
Primary Sources (4 items)
House of Lords Constitution Committee - Parliament and the Legislative ProcessWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
post-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords Constitution Committee - Parliament and the Legislative Process: TheGovernment's Response
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onpost-legislative scrutiny.
Post-Legislative Scrutiny (Law Com 302, October 206)Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
post-legislative scrutiny.
House of Lords - Review of select committee activity and proposals for new committeeactivity - Liaison Committee
Webpage | Recommended | Read paragraphs 35-39. Recommended for students doinga case study on post-legislative scrutiny.
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Secondary Sources (3 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Recommended | Read pp. 100-101. Recommended for students doing a case
study on post-legislative scrutiny.
Post-Legislative Scrutiny - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
post-legislative scrutiny.
Issues in Law Making - Briefing Paper 6: Post-Legislative Scrutiny - A. BrazierDocument | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
post-legislative scrutiny.
Programming (17 items)
Primary Sources (14 items)
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report TheLegislative Process
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons Second ReportProgramming of Legislation and Timing of Votes
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report Programmingof Legislation
Webpage | Recommended for students doing a case study on programming.
House of Commons Procedure Committee - Fourth Report Programming of LegislationWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on
programming.
House of Commons Procedure Committee - Fifth Special Report Programming ofLegislation, The Government's Response to the Committee's Fourth Report
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report The LegislativeProcess
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report Revitalising theChamber: the Role of the Backbencher
Webpage | Recommended | See paras 120-123. Recommended for students doing acase study on programming.
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House of Commons Hansard Debates for 7 Nov 2000 (pt 20)Webpage | Recommended | Read Cols. 209-288 (plus division 324) - Automatic
programming of Government bills was introduced on an experimental basis.Recommended for students doing a case study on programming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 29 Oct 2002 (pt 6)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 689-884 (plus division 342): Continued with the
programming experiment. Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 6 Nov 2003 (pt 10)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 949-996 (plus division 352): Continued with
programming experiment. Recommended for students doing a case study onprogramming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Oct 2004 (pt 10)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 1309-1406 (plus division 281): Makes automatic
programming permanent. Recommended for students doing a case study on programming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 06 Sep 2010 (pt 0003)Webpage | Recommended | Read col. 85. Recommended for students doing a case
study on programming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 13 Sep 2010 (pt 0003)Webpage | Recommended | Read col. 687. Recommended for students doing a case
study on programming.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 12 Oct 2010 (pt 0002)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 188-192. Recommended for students doing a
case study on programming.
Secondary Sources (3 items)
Modernisation: Programming of legislation - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament
Webpage | Recommended | Commons standard note available for download from thispage. Good starting point for case study on programming.
Timetabling of constitutional bills since 1997 - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament
Webpage | Commons standard note available for download on this page. Good startingpoint for case study on programming.
Issues in Law Making - Briefing Paper 4: Programming of LegislationDocument | Recommended | Good starting point for case study on programming.
Carry-Over (7 items)
Primary Sources (5 items)
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House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee - Third ReportCarry-Over of Public Bills
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study oncarry-over.
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee - Second ReportModernisation of the House of Commons: A Reform Programme
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study oncarry-over.
House of Lords - Procedure of the House - Fifth ReportWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study on
carry-over.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 29 Oct 2002 (pt 44)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 828-832 (division 340): House votes to
experiment with carry-over). Recommended for students tackling a case study oncarry-over.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 26 Oct 2004Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 1316-1317; 1130; 1325; 1337; 1367; 1398-1403
(Division 283) House votes to make carry-over permanent. Recommended for studentstackling a case study on carry-over.
Secondary Sources (2 items)
Carry-over of public bills - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | Useful starting point for students tackling a case study on
carry-over.
Modernisation: Carry-over of public bills. Commons Standard Note 21 December 2009Document | Recommended | Useful starting point for students tackling a case study on
carry-over.
Public Bill Committees (10 items)
Primary Sources (4 items)
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - First Report TheLegislative Process
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students tackling a case study on publicbills committees.
House of Commons - The Work of Committees in Session 2008-09 - Liaison CommitteeWebpage | Recommended | Useful starting point for students tackling a case study on
public bill committees.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 1 November 2006Webpage | Recommended | Index for parliamentary debate. Jack Straw, Leader of the
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House of Commons, introduces public bill committees.
Public bill procedure: second report from the Select Committee on Procedure, session1984-85, together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence andappendices - Peter Emery, Great Britain, 1985
Book | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a public bill committees casestudy.
Secondary Sources (6 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Recommended | Read pp. 92-93. Excellent starting point for students tackling an
essay on public bill committees.
Modernisation: Public Bill Committees - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | Useful starting point for students doing a case study on
public bill committees.
Fitting the Bill: Bringing Commons Legislation Committees into Line with Best Practice - M.Russell, B. Morris, P. Larkin
Document | Recommended | Reform proposals for public bill committees.Recommended for students tackling a case study on this topic.
More of the Same or a Period of Change? The Impact of Bill Committees in the Twenty-FirstCentury House of Commons - L. Thompson, 2013-07-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on the effectiveness of public bill committees.
Public Bill Committees: An Assessment Scrutiny Sought; Scrutiny Gained - J. Levy,2010-07-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent early research on the effectiveness of public bill committees.
Issues in Law Making Briefing Paper 2: Standing CommitteesDocument | Further Reading | Covers 'standing committees', the old term for 'public bill
committees'.
Week 4: Select Committees (37 items)
Primary Sources (9 items)
House of Commons - Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers - LiaisonCommittee
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Liaison - First Report Shifting the Balance: Select Committees and theExecutive
Webpage | Recommended
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House of Commons - Liaison - Second Report Independence or Control? The Government'sReply to the Committee's First Report of Session 1999-2000
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Liaison - First Report Shifting the Balance: Unfinished BusinessWebpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons: A Reform Programme forConsultation
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons Liaison Committee - The Work of Select Committees 2001Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 14 May 2002Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Rebuilding the House - House of Commons Reform CommitteeWebpage | Recommended | Deals with the establishment of elected selected committee
chairs, a key aspect of exam revision.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 May 2010 (pt 0003)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 171-172
Secondary Sources (28 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Read pages 30-31 and 126-134. Excellent
exam revision material on select committees.
How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Core | Essential exam revision material on select committees.
The Growing Power and Autonomy of House of Commons Select Committees: Causes andEffects - Lucy Fisher, 2015-07
Article | Core | Available in an alternative format. This is a journal article. Essentialexam revision material on select committees.
Selective Influence. The Policy Impact of House of Commons Select Committees - M.Russell, M. Benton
Document | Core | Essential exam revision. See especially, pp. 79-98. Also available onMoodle.
Select committees under scrutinyArticle | Core | 2015 Institute for Government Report. Also available in pdf. Essential for
exam revision on select committees. Also available on Moodle.
Assessing the Impact of Parliamentary Oversight Committees: The Select Committees inthe British House of Commons - M. Benton, M. Russell, 2013-10-01
Article | Core | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article. Summarises'Select Influence' source listed above.
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'New Mechanisms of Independent Accountability': Select Committees and ParliamentaryScrutiny of the Intelligence Services - H. Bochel, A. Defty, J. Kirkpatrick, 2015-04-01
Article | Recommended | Available in an alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on an aspect of select committees.
Effectiveness of select committees - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended
Select Committees: evidence and witnesses - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament
Webpage | Recommended
British Politics and Policy at LSE – The select committee system is more effective than everbefore. Now, a thorough review of their core tasks and resources is needed, to avoid thembeing bogged down under the weight of increasing workload and expectations. - M. Korris
Webpage | Recommended
Select Committees: What’s next on the agenda?Webpage | Recommended
Government by Explanation. Some Ideas from the Select Committee Corridor - A. TyrieDocument | Recommended
Reviewing Select Committee Tasks and Modes of Operation - A. Brazier, R. Fox,2011-04-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Recommended for exam revision on select committees.
The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005Book | Recommended | Read pp. 79-83. Shows how Blair sought to remove two key
select committee chairs in 2001, provoking calls for reform.
The point of departure: diaries from the front bench - Robin F. Cook, 2004Book | Recommended | Recommended for students looking at why Robin Cook failed to
reform select committees. Diaries. Several extra copies available from the moduleconvenor.
The Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Rebuilding theHouse - Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | Good overview of the 'Wright Report', which recommendedthe election of select committee chairs.
Balancing Act | The Institute for GovernmentWebpage | Further Reading
An Evaluation of Pre-Appointment Scrutiny Hearings - P. Waller, M. ChalmersWebpage | Further Reading
The House Rules? International lessons for enhancing the autonomy of the House ofCommons - M. Russell, A. Paun
Document | Further Reading | A comparative study.
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Reform of the House of Commons: Decisions taken on 22 February and 4 March 2010 -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Further Reading
The Departmental Select Committee System - Commons Library Research Paper - UKParliament
Webpage | Further Reading
Select Committee Impact and Effectiveness: Early ReflectionsWebpage | Further Reading
Inside the Counting House. A Discussion Paper on Parliamentary Scrutiny of GovernmentFinance.
Document | Further Reading
Select Committees Under Scrutiny - L. Maer, M. SandfordDocument | Further Reading
Parliamentary involvement in public appointments - Commons Library Standard Note - UKParliament
Webpage | Further Reading
The Politics of Parliamentary Reform: Lessons from the House of Commons (2001-2005) -G. Power, 2007-05-22
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
The Challenge for Parliament: Making Government AccountableDocument | Further Reading
The new select committees: a study of the 1979 reforms - Gavin Drewry, Study ofParliament Group, 1989
Book | Recommended | Old, but good on early the history of select committees.
Week 5: Role of Party and the Whips (32 items)
General Reading (4 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | See pp. 27-30
The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005Book | Core | Read Chapter Two
Revolts and rebellions: parliamentary voting under Blair - Philip Cowley, 2002Book | Core | Read pp. 148-163
How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Read pp. 80-93.
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Mechanisms of Consultation Between Front- and Backbenches (5 items)
Managing the Poor Bloody Infantry: The Parliamentary Labour Party under John Smith,1992-94 - M. Stuart, 2006-05-16
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article. Goodfor a case study on the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP).
The 1922: the story of the Conservative backbenchers' parliamentary committee - PhilipGoodhart, Ursula Branston, 1973
Book | Recommended | Good for a case study on the 1922 Committee.
The 1922 Committee's Influence - T. BaleWebpage | Recommended | Case study material on the 1922 Committee.
BBC News Tory 1922 and 301 groupsWebpage | Recommended | Case study material on the 1922 Committee.
BBC News - New faces elected on to influential Conservative 1922 committeeArticle | Recommended | Case study material on the 1922 Committee
Whipping (3 items)
The Whip's Office - J. Walpole, R. KellyDocument | Recommended | A background House of Commons library research note on
the whips.
Chief whip: people, power and patronage in Westminster - Tim Renton, 2005Book | Recommended | Tales from a former Chief Whip.
Breaking the code: Westminster diaries, May 1990-May 1997 - Gyles Daubeney Brandreth,1999
Book | Recommended | Political diary of a Conservative whip from 1992 to 1997.
History of Rebellions (8 items)
Dissension in the House of Commons: intra-party dissent in the House of Commons'division lobbies 1945-1974 - Philip Norton, 1975
Book | Recommended | Useful historical data on parliamentary rebellions.
Dissension in the House of Commons 1974-1979 - Philip Norton, 1980Book | Recommended | Useful historical data on parliamentary rebellions.
Whips or Scorpions? The Maastricht Vote and the Conservative Party - D. Baker, 1993Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Historical information on Conservative splits over Europe under John Major, 1992-1993.
The Parliamentary Siege of Maastricht 1993: Conservative Divisions and British Ratification- D. Baker, 1994
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Historical information on Conservative splits over Europe under John Major, 1992-1993.
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The power of Parliament - Ronald Butt, 1967Book | Further Reading | Historical material on parliamentary rebellions.
The changing British party system - S. E. Finer, American Enterprise Institute for PublicPolicy Research, 1980
Book | Further Reading | Read Chapter One. Historical material on parliamentaryrebellions.
The backbenchers - Peter G. Richards, 1972Book | Further Reading | Read Chapter Three. Historical material on parliamentary
rebellions.
Rebels and whips: an analysis of dissension, discipline and cohesion in British politicalparties - Robert J. Jackson, 1968
Book | Further Reading | Historical material on parliamentary rebellions.
Rebellions under Blair and Brown (8 items)
A Rebellious Decade: Backbench Rebellions Under Tony Blair, 1997-2007 - P. Cowley, M.Stuart
Chapter | Recommended
The rebels: how Blair mislaid his majority - Philip Cowley, 2005Book | Core | Especially Chapters One and Two
Revolts and rebellions: parliamentary voting under Blair - Philip Cowley, 2002Book | Core | Especially Chapters One, Eight and Nine
The Rejected, the Ejected, and the Dejected: Explaining Government Rebels in the2001-2005 British House of Commons - G. Benedetto, S. Hix, 2007-05-25
Article | Core | Essential for exam revision on 'party and the whips'. Recommended forcase studies on rebellions under Blair and Brown. Direct link only leads to article'sabstract. Click on the 'pdf' version (which cannot be downloaded onto TALIS).
In Place of Strife? The PLP in Government, 1997-2001 - Philip Cowley, Mark Stuart, 2003-06Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format
In the Brown Stuff?: Labour Backbench Dissent Under Gordon Brown, 2007–10 - PhilipCowley, Mark Stuart, 2014-01-02
Article | Core
Rebels and rebellions: Conservative MPs in the 1992 Parliament - Philip Cowley, PhilipNorton, 1999-04
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Too Spineless to Rebel? New Labour's Women MPs - Philip Cowley, 2003Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Whipping in a Coalition (4 items)
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The Bumper Book of Coalition Rebellions Report SummaryWebpage | Recommended | Hard copies available from the module convenor. Good data
on parliamentary rebellions in the Coalition, 2010-2012. Useful for case studies in thisarea.
Cambo Chained. Dissension Amongst the Coalition's Parliamentary Parties, 2010-2012: AData Handbook
Document | Recommended | Hard copies available from the module convenor. Gooddata on parliamentary rebellions in the Coalition, 2012-2013. Useful for case studies in thisarea.
Reluctant Coalitionists: The Conservative Party and the Establishment of the CoalitionGovernment in May 2010 - STEPHEN EVANS, 2012-07
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
The Cambusters: The Conservative European Union Referendum Rebellion of October 2011- PHILIP COWLEY, MARK STUART, 2012-04
Article | Recommended | Good on Conservative splits on Europe during the Coalition.
Week 6: Other Means of Scrutiny - Parliamentary Questions andDebates (42 items)
Parliamentary Questions (16 items)
Primary Sources (8 items)
House of Commons - Public Administration Select Committee - Fifth ReportWebpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Public Administration Select Committee - Ninth ReportWebpage | Recommended
House of Commons Procedure Committee - Third Report Session 2001-02Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Public Administration Select Committee - Second Report 2000-01Webpage | Recommended
Oral questions: first report from the Select Committee on Procedure, session 1989-90,together with the proceedings of the Committee and appendices - Peter Emery, GreatBritain. Parliament. House of Commons. Procedure Committee, 1990
Book | Recommended
Prime Minister's questions: seventh report, together with the proceedings of theCommittee relating to the report, minutes of evidence and appendices - Peter Emery,Great Britain, 1995
Book | Further Reading
Ministerial accountability and responsibility: second report - Giles Radice, Great Britain,
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1996Book | Further Reading
Revitalising the chamber: the role of the back bench member : first report of session2006-07 : report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence - Jack Straw,Great Britain, 2007
Book | Further Reading
Secondary Sources (8 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Core | See pp. 121-125. An excellent starting point for information on
parliamentary questions.
How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Core | See Ch 9. An excellent starting point for information on parliamentary
questions.
Questions to the Prime Minister: A Comparative Study of PMQs from Thatcher to Cameron -S. R. Bates, P. Kerr, C. Byrne, L. Stanley, 2014-04-01
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on Prime Ministers' Questions.
A Powerful Weapon in the Right Hands? How Members of Parliament have used Freedomof Information in the UK - Benjamin Worthy, 2014-10
Article | Recommended | Available in an alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on impact of freedom of information legislation on parliamentaryquestions.
Adding Value to an Arena Legislature? A Preliminary Examination of Topical Debates in theBritish House of Commons - Louise Cobb, 2009-12
Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Excellent research on topicalquestions.
Prime Minister's Questions - Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament October2009
Webpage | Further Reading
Parliamentary Questions: recent issues: House of Commons Background Paper - CommonsLibrary Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended
Parliamentary Questions Debate Contributions and Participation in Commons Divisions -Commons Library Research Paper - UK Parliament
Webpage | Further Reading
Backbench Business Committee (21 items)
Primary Sources (9 items)
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House of Commons - Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament - BackbenchBusiness Committee
Webpage | Core | Essential for exam revision on the Backbench Business Committee.
House of Commons - Rebuilding the House - Reform of the House of Commons SelectCommittee
Webpage | Core | Essential background on the Committee which recommended theestablishment of a Backbench Business Committee. Useful exam revision material.
House of Commons - Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms -Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Webpage | Core | Excellent for exam revision.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 22 Feb 2010 (pt 0008)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 53-55 for T. Wright's important comments on the
introduction of the Backbench Business Committee
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 15 Jun 2010 (pt 0010)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 778-847
House of Commons - Provisional Approach: Session 2010-11 - Backbench BusinessCommittee
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Work of the Committee in Session 2010-12 - Backbench BusinessCommittee
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons - Review of the Backbench Business Committee - ProcedureCommittee
Webpage | Recommended
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 12 Mar 2012 (pt 0001)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 35-68
Secondary Sources (12 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Read pages 32-33 and 114-115. A good
starting point for exam revision on the Backbench Business Committee.
Going 'Where Angels Fear to Tread': How Effective was the Backbench BusinessCommittee in the 2010-2012 Parliamentary Session? - D. H. Foster, 2015-01-01
Article | Core | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article. Important forexam revision on the Backbench Business Committee.
'Never Allow a Crisis To Go To Waste': The Wright Committee Reforms to Strengthen theHouse of Commons - M. Russell, 2011-10-01
Article | Core | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article. Important forexam revision on the Backbench Business Committee.
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The House Rules? International lessons for enhancing the autonomy of the House ofCommons - M. Russell, A. Paun
Document | Recommended | An early report calling for the establishment of theBackbench Business Committee.
Managing Parliament Better? A Business Committee for the House of Commons - M.Russell, M. Sciara
Document | Recommended
The Report of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, Rebuilding theHouse - Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | An explanation of the Wright Report's recommendations inrelation to the Backbench Business Committee.
Reform of the House of Commons: Decisions taken on 22 February and 4 March 2010 -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Further Reading
The Backbench Business Committee - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | An explanation of the Wright Report's recommendations in
relation to the Backbench Business Committee.
Reform of the House of Commons: The establishment of a Backbench Business Committee- Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | An explanation of the Wright Report's recommendations inrelation to the Backbench Business Committee.
House Business Committee - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended
Election of the chair and members of the Backbench Business Committee (BBCom) -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Further Reading | Early elections to the Backbench Business Committee.
BBC News - The end of the 'Westminster Spring'?Webpage | Further Reading
Westminster Hall (5 items)
Primary Sources (2 items)
House of Commons - Modernisation of the House of Commons - Fourth ReportWebpage
House of Commons - The Work of Committees in Session 2008-09 - Liaison CommitteeWebpage
Secondary Sources (3 items)
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How parliament works - Robert Rogers, R. H. Walters, R. H. Walters, 2015Book | Recommended | See pp. 259-261
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Recommended | Read pages 31-32
Modernisation: Westminster Hall - Commons Library Standard Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended
Week 7: The House of Lords (68 items)
General (10 items)
Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Core | Read pp. 36-45 and pp. 285-287. Essential for exam revision.
The contemporary House of Lords: Westminster bicameralism revived - Meg Russell, 2013Book | Core | Essential for exam revision. See in particular Ch 10. Now available as an
ebook
The House of Lords 1911-2011: a century of non-reform - Chris Ballinger, 2012Book | Core | Available in alternative format. Essential for exam revision. See Ch 9.
House of Lords reform since 1911: must the Lords go? - Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso,2011
Book | Recommended
Lords Reform: Some Inconvenient Truths - Conor Farrington, 2015-04Article | Recommended | Available in an alternative format. This is a journal article.
Does It Matter If the House of Lords isn't Reformed? Perspectives from a Symposium atTrinity Hall, Cambridge - CONOR FARRINGTON, 2012-07
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format
Lords of Parliament: manners, rituals and politics - Emma Crewe, 2005Book | Recommended
Elected Second Chambers and Their Powers: An International Survey - MEG RUSSELL,2012-01
Article | Further Reading | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Provides a comparative perspective.
Bibliography on Lords Reform - Lords Library Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | A good range of sources on Lords reform
House of Lords Reform: Chronology 1900-2010 - Lords Library Note - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | A good timeline on Lords Reform
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Primary Sources (16 items)
House of Lords: Size - Hansard OnlineWebpage | Core | Essential for anyone doing the case study entitled: 'Explore how best
to ensure the greatest cut in the number of peers in the House of Lords.'
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill - Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform BillWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on Lords
reform.
House of Commons Hansard Debates for 17 May 2011 (pt 0001)Webpage | Recommended | Read cols. 155-175. Recommended for students doing a
case study on the failure of Lords reform.
House of Commons - Seminar on the House of Lords: Outcomes - Political andConstitutional Reform Committee
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on thefailure of Lords reform.
House of Lords - The Government's Constitutional Reform Programme - ConstitutionCommittee
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on thefailure of Lords reform.
The Coalition's Draft Bill on Lords ReformDocument | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
Jack Straw's Reform ProposalsDocument | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
An Elected Second Chamber (Jack Straw's Response to the 2007 Votes)Document | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform - First ReportWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
Continuing the Reform: House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee - FifthReport
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on thefailure of Lords reform.
The House of Lords: Completing the Reform (cm 5291)Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
The Wakeham ReportWebpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
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Modernising Parliament: Reforming the House of LordsDocument | Recommended | Recommended for students doing a case study on the
failure of Lords reform.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 9th July 2012Webpage | Read columns 24-133 for the first day of the House of Commons Second
Reading debate on the House of Lords Reform Bill. Recommended for students doing acase study on the failure of Lords reform.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 10th July 2012Webpage | Recommended | Second Day of debate on the House of Lords Reform Bill.
Recommended for students doing a case study on the failure of Lords reform.
House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 3rd September 2012Webpage | Recommended | Read columns 35-53 for the Government statement
abandoning Lords Reform. Recommended for students doing a case study on the failure ofLords reform.
Secondary Sources (25 items)
General (2 items)
House of Lords Reform Bill 2012-13 - Commons Library Research Paper - UK ParliamentWebpage | Recommended | Useful starting point for students tackling the case study on
why the Coalition's plans for Lords reforms failed.
House of Lords Reform Bill 2012-13: decision not to proceed - Commons Library StandardNote - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | Useful starting point for students tackling the case study onwhy the Coalition's plans for Lords reforms failed.
Journalistic - the politics behind the Coalition's plans (5 items)
There is no commitment in either the Conservative manifesto or the Coalition Agreementto a Lords reform bill | Conservative Home
Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lordreform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
‘Worse than Maastricht’ – Tory MPs warn that Lords reform could split the party |Conservative Home
Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lordreform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
The depth of Tory feeling over Lords reform » Spectator BlogsWebpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lord
reform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
Coalition can learn from Lords reform failures of Wilson | City A.M.Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lord
reform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
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The failure of Lords reform is great news for British democracy | Martin Kettle | Commentis free | The Guardian
Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lordreform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
Detailed Analysis (4 items)
Joint Committee Report on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Reaction - Lords LibraryNote - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | Recommended for students doing the case study on thefailure of Lords reform during the Coalition.
Lord Steel of Aikwood's Private Member's Bills on House of Lords Reform -Lords Library Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lordreform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
Reform of the House of Lords: the Coalition Agreement and further developments -Commons Library Standard Note - UK Parliament
Webpage | Recommended | A useful journalistic account of the failure of House of Lordreform during the Coalition of 2010-2015.
Public Attitudes Towards the House of Lords and House of Lords Reform - Lords LibraryNote - UK Parliament
Webpage | Further Reading
Historical (14 items)
House of Lords Reform: Are We Nearly There Yet? - MEG RUSSELL, 2009-03-09Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Recommended for students tackling the case study on why Lords reform tends to fail.
What the House of Lords is Really for? - DAVID LIPSEY, 2009-07Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Excellent research on what should be the proper function of the House of Lords.
The House of Lords – Into the Future? - Nicholas D. J. Baldwin, 2007-06Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Excellent discussion on how the Lords
might be reformed.
Reforming the House of Lords: Navigating Representation, Democracy and Legitimacy atWestminster - A. Kelso, 2006-04-06
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on whether or not the House of Lords is legitimate.
1949, 1969, 1999: The Labour Party and House of Lords Reform - P. Dorey, 2006-04-06Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Recommended for students tackling the case study on why Lords reform tends to fail.
None of the Above: The UK House of Commons Votes on Reforming the House of Lords,
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February 2003 - Iain McLean, Arthur Spirling, Meg Russell, 2003-07Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Highly recommended for students
tackling the case study on why Lords reform tends to fail, especially in 2003.
The Policy Impact of Defeats in the House of Lords - Meg Russell, Maria Sciara, 2008-11Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.
Excellent research on the growing power of the House of Lords.
Independent Parliamentarians En Masse: The Changing Nature and Role of the'Crossbenchers' in the House of Lords - M. Russell, M. Sciara, 2008-10-15
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on the growing power of the House of Lords.
Ping-Pong and Policy Influence: Relations Between the Lords and Commons, 2005-06 - R.Whitaker, 2006-05-16
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article.Excellent research on the relationship between the Lords and the Commons.
Farewell my Lords - Austin Vernon Mitchell, 1999Book | Further Reading | Charts the last days of the end of hereditary peers in 1999.
Witty and amusing.
Second chambers - Nicholas Baldwin, Donald Shell, 2001Book | Further Reading
Reforming the House of Lords: lessons from overseas - Meg Russell, University College,London, 2000
Book | Further Reading | A comparative perspective.
The death of Britain?: the UK's constitutional crisis - John Redwood, 1999Book | Further Reading | Read chapter 5. Entertaining nonsense.
Unfinished business: reforming the House of Lords - Ivor Richard, Damien Welfare, 1999Book | Further Reading
Week 8: Home Style - The Growing Importance of the Constituency (17items)
Primary Sources (1 items)
Mark Todd's Adjournment Speech HC Debs 7th April 2010Webpage | Further Reading
Secondary Sources (16 items)
The House of Commons: An Anthropology of MPs at Work - 16 April 2015Book | Core | Essential for students doing the case study on: 'Pick any MP or group of
MPs. Assess how effectively they use social media to interact with their constituents.'There are five copies in the library, two of them in short loan.
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Parliament in British politics - Philip Norton, c2013Book | Suggested for Student Purchase | Read pp. 34-35
Back from Westminster: British members of Parliament and their constituents - PhilipNorton, David Michael Wood, c1993
Book | Core | Very good background on the role of the constituency MP in the 1990s.
Parliamentary socialisation: learning the ropes or determining behaviour? - Michael Rush,Philip James Giddings, 2011
Book | Recommended
What Do Voters Want From Their Local MP? - Nick Vivyan, Markus Wagner, 2015-01Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Useful for case studies on the
constituency.
What Should MPs Do? Public and Parliamentarians' Views Compared - Rosie Campbell, JoniLovenduski, 2015-10
Article | Recommended | Useful for case studies on the constituency.
The concept of constituency: political representation, democratic legitimacy, andinstitutional design - Andrew Rehfeld, 2005
Book | Further Reading
Representation in the Blogosphere: MPs and Their New Constituents - N. Jackson,2008-07-08
Article | Recommended | Available in alternative format. This is a journal article. Usefulfor case studies on how MPs use social media.
A Year in the Life: From Member of Public to Member of Parliament - M. Korris, June 2011Document | Recommended | Covers the 2010 intake of MPs and how they view their
role. Good for case studies on the constituency.
Microblogging, Constituency Service and Impression Management: UK MPs and the Use ofTwitter - Nigel Jackson, Darren Lilleker, 2011-03
Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Good for case studies on how MPs usesocial media.
The Crisis in Public Communication and the Pursuit of Authenticity: An Analysis of theTwitter Feeds of Scottish MPs 2008-2010 - M. Margaretten, I. Gaber, 2014-04-01
Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Good for case studies on how MPs usesocial media.
Electronic Grassroots: Does Online Campaigning Work? - Kevin M. Wagner, Jason Gainous,2009-12
Article | Recommended | This is a journal article. Excellent research on MPs' early use ofsocial media.
@Parliament: the Failure of MPs to connect on TwitterDocument | Recommended | This is a website. Good for case studies on how MPs use
social media.
MPs with slim majorities and frontbenchers are the most prolific parliamentary tweeters - J.
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DonaldWebpage | Recommended | This is a website. Good for case studies on how MPs use
social media.
Parliaments in contemporary Western Europe - Philip Norton, 1998-2002Book | Further Reading | A comparative perspective on the constituency role of MPs.
Political recruitment: gender, race, and class in the British Parliament - Pippa Norris, JoniLovenduski, 1995
Book | Recommended | Good background on the constituency role of MPs in the 1990s. Read pp. 220-222 and 229-230.
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