The government will unveil its House of Lords reform bill on Wednesday. This follows the publication in April of the Joint Committee’s report on the government’s draft bill. Since January there has also been some progress on David Steel’s private peer’s bill. It was always going to be difficult for the Joint Committee to agree […]
Alex Stevenson’s piece from politics.co.uk The coalition’s plans for an elected second chamber are well underway – but can they be turned into reality? Alex Stevenson speaks to constitutional reform minister Mark Harper about his plans for Lords reform, addressing opposition suspicions of partisan motives and exploring the coalition’s approach to one of the most […]
The extent and proper level of the Westminster parliament’s power has long been disputed. So what impressions do UK newspaper readers receive on this question? Meg Russell and Lisa James summarise a new study showing that the dominant right-leaning newspapers, in particular, often present negative messages about parliament: depicting it as either too weak or […]
Today, the Unit published Monitor 86, providing analysis of constitutional events over the last four months. This post by Meg Russell and Alan Renwick also serves as the issue’s lead article. It outlines how the government and its opponents are increasingly acting with the general election in mind, and the impact that is having on the UK constitution. It […]
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