Dr Ruth Fox on BBC Record Review - 27, November 2009
Dr Ruth Fox appeared on the BBC Record Review to discuss the implications of the Tony Wright report, specifically the way that the House of Commons elects its committee chairs, considering if it should be a secret ballot election, to reduce the influence of the party whips. Ruth pointed out that given that the Government had amended the motion that set up the Tony Wright committee, they would almost certainly have to implement it. Andrew Pelling MP said that it would be the election that decided upon reforms, and Dr Evan Harris MP said that the reforms suggested in the report didn't go far enough.
Watch the full Record Review here or watch a clip on BBC online here