The Future of Parliament

Part I. Prospects for Change

1. Forty Years On and a Future Agenda
Michael Ryle

2. What of Parliament’s Future?
Nevil Johnson

Part II. A Changing Parliament?

3. The Make-Up of Parliament
Philip Giddings

4. Career Patterns and Professionalisation
Michael Rush

5. A Changing Culture
Michael Rush

Part III. Watching the Government: Parliament and Scrutiny

6. Objects and Questions
Philip Giddings, Helen Irwin

7. Parliament and Public Money
John McEldowney, Colin Lee

8. Select Committees: Scrutiny à la carte?
David Natzler, Mark Hutton

9. Scrutiny At and Beyond the Fringe
Matthew Flinders

10. The House of Lords: A Chamber of Scrutiny
Donald Shell

Part IV. Making the Law: Parliament and Legislation

11. Parliament’s Role and the Modernisation Agenda
Dawn Oliver, Paul Evans, Colin Lee, Philip Norton

12. Modes of Scrutiny
Dawn Oliver, Paul Evans, Philip Norton, Colin Lee

13. Untouched by Reform — Private Members Bills and Delegated Legislation
Dawn Oliver, David Miers, Paul Evans

14. Less is More?
Dawn Oliver, David Miers, Paul Evans

Part V. Guarding the Citizenry

15. Time for Coherence: Parliament and the Constitutional Watchdogs
Oonagh Gay

16. Judges, Lawyers and Parliament
Dawn Oliver, Paul Evans

Part VI. The World Beyond Westminster

17. To War or Not to War: That is the Question
Philip Giddings

18. Devolution: From One Parliament to Four
Barry K. Winetrobe

19. Westminster in Europe
Philip Giddings

Part VII. Parliament and Media

20. The Challenge of Adaptation
Ralph Negrine, Colin Seymour-Ure

21. New Media and Parliamentary Democracy
Stephen Coleman

Part VIII. Conclusion

22. Purpose and Prospects
Philip Giddings

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