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Blog
- blog / 28.04.17
  A guide to the Parliament of Ethiopia, by Meheret Ayenew and Tsedey Mekonnen
- blog / 07.10.19
  "... as if the Commissioners had walked into Parliament with a blank sheet of paper": Parliament's procedural handling of the Supreme Court's nullification of prorogation
- blog / 10.06.21
  "Will they come when you do call for them?": Should select committees have real power to compel evidence?
- blog / 24.11.16
  "You can look, but don't touch!" Making the legislative process more accessible
- blog / 08.03.18
  'A public phenomenon... impossible to explain': franchise reform in the long 18th century
- blog / 14.02.17
  'Bonfire of the quangos' legislation fizzles out
- blog / 13.07.16
  'Can-Do' Rather Than 'Yah-Boo' - Will Theresa May Change the Practice of Politics?
- blog / 08.03.18
  'From pioneers to parity?' - extract from a speech by Harriet Harman MP
- blog / 21.01.19
  'Plan B for Brexit': what will happen in the week ahead?
- blog / 07.01.20
  2019 Mock Elections: Higher turnout and different outcome than the real general election
- blog / 05.09.17
  A Parliamentary Scrutiny Solution For The EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- blog / 26.05.16
  A guide to the Parliament of Bangladesh (the Jatiya Sangsad, or House of the Nation), by Nizam Ahmed
- blog / 05.04.16
  A new generation get the key to the Dáil
- blog / 03.09.17
  A summer without select committees - and why it must never happen again
- blog / 05.10.17
  A troubled project - ended by a fire: restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster before 1834
- blog / 25.11.14
  After Rochester and Strood. Where next?
- blog / 03.02.21
  An inter-parliamentary body for the UK Union?
- blog / 18.04.16
  Audit of Political Engagement 13 infographic posters - The Election Effect
- blog / 26.04.17
  Audit of Political Engagement 14 key findings (video)
- blog / 22.01.21
  Brexit and Beyond: Delegated Legislation
- blog / 04.04.20
  Brexit delegated legislation: the challenges, and how they should be addressed
- blog / 19.12.17
  Brexit questions for Theresa May and the Liaison Committee
- blog / 24.05.18
  Bridging representative and direct democracy? Ireland's Citizens' Assemblies
- blog / 12.02.19
  Can the government get all its Brexit Statutory Instruments through Parliament by exit day on 29 March?
- blog / journal / 06.08.18
  Canada’s ‘amateur’ MPs
- blog / 09.07.21
  Canadian conflict over contempt of Parliament and national security creates constitutional conundrum
- blog / 25.03.19
  Changing EU 'exit day' in UK law (video)
- blog / 18.03.19
  Changing EU ‘exit day’ by Statutory Instrument
- blog / 25.03.19
  Changing EU ‘exit day’: how might the Statutory Instrument be expedited through Parliament?
- blog / 21.02.19
  Commons' new trade agreement debate is a start, but far from ideal
- blog / 26.09.17
  Constitutionalism and trust: A day of discussion on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- blog / 06.06.18
  Contributing to the first full-scale review of Lords scrutiny committees in a quarter-century
- blog / 13.11.20
  Controverted elections: how disputed results used to be part and parcel of English political and parliamentary life
- blog / 31.03.16
  Corbyn's 'Save Our Steel' e-petition shows why the rules governing the recall of Parliament need to change
- blog / 02.11.18
  Court injunctions and parliamentary privilege: is there a case for new restrictions?
- blog / 21.11.16
  Culture, design and filter bubbles: looking back at #FutureParliament
- blog / 26.05.17
  Deal or no deal? A parliamentary Brexit vote and the two-level game
- blog / 12.06.18
  Debating 'meaningful votes'
- blog / 18.12.18
  Defining the role of parliamentarians in Jersey
- blog / 20.04.21
  Delegated Legislation: Frequently Asked Questions
- blog / 18.08.20
  Demands to recall the House of Commons over this summer’s exams fiasco reinforce the case for taking the process out of government hands
- blog / 12.11.20
  Did you get the memo? Post-legislative scrutiny and the case of judicial review
- blog / 21.05.15
  Digital didn't win it, but it did shape the campaign
- blog / journal / 12.05.15
  Do mock elections really matter?
- blog / 11.07.18
  EU (Withdrawal) Act SIs: will sifting make a difference?
- blog / 27.04.21
  End-of-session SI debate spree highlights shortcomings of scrutiny process as a check on ministerial powers
- blog / 15.04.19
  Finding of support for a ‘strong leader’ helps provoke responses to 2019 Audit of Political Engagement
- blog / 04.02.19
  First use of the Recall of MPs Act: a tough test in North Antrim
- blog / 17.04.18
  Fitting a transition / implementation period into the process of legislating for Brexit
- blog / 04.07.19
  Freeing 'Erskine May': getting the authoritative guide to Parliament's procedures and practice online
- blog / 19.02.17
  Government squandered public education opportunity with dismissive response to anti-Trump State Visit e-petition
- blog / 13.03.21
  Groundhog Day for Restoration and Renewal after the Strategic Review: There is still no alternative
- blog / 10.06.20
  How Jersey's legislature has risen to the Covid-19 challenge
- blog / 09.07.21
  How Statutory Instruments are helping football (possibly) 'come home'
- blog / 10.10.18
  How a Citizens' Assembly helped select committees find social care consensus
- blog / 08.04.20
  How are parliaments responding to the Coronavirus pandemic?
- blog / 11.07.18
  How important are competence and leadership in people's party choice?
- blog / 06.06.18
  How influential you feel depends on where you live: the role of nation and region in attitudes to politics
- blog / 27.08.20
  How is the Petitions Committee representing the public amid the procedural and practical restrictions of the Covid crisis?
- blog / 10.04.17
  How research is contributing to Bangladesh's development improvements, by Zahir Ahmed
- blog / 03.12.15
  How the Strathclyde review could empower the government and not the House of Commons
- blog / 05.12.14
  In a close contest, will money make a difference?
- blog / 09.07.20
  Ireland's new Parliament: Political and physical change coincide amid Covid-19 crisis
- blog / 20.03.19
  Irish Parliament completes legislative preparations for a no-deal Brexit
- blog / 20.07.16
  Is Parliament Ready for Brexit?
- blog / 24.06.16
  It's Brexit… So What Now for Parliament?
- blog / journal / 18.11.14
  Labour: the 35% solution?
- blog / 05.06.17
  Lessons for new select committees from the BHS inquiry
- blog / 26.10.15
  Licence to kill? Should the House of Lords veto the Tax Credits Statutory Instrument?
- blog / 26.01.16
  Lifting the Lid: The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
- blog / 23.02.16
  Lifting the Lid: The European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016
- blog / 09.06.16
  Lifting the Lid: The European Union Referendum (Voter Registration) Regulations 2016
- blog / 10.11.15
  Lifting the Lid: The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2015
- blog / 01.12.15
  Lifting the Lid: The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
- blog / 19.02.21
  Lord Frost appointment raises parliamentary scrutiny questions
- blog / 19.10.18
  Losers don’t lose hope: opposition supporters now more likely than government supporters to believe they can change the country
- blog / 03.04.15
  Making Plans for Nigel (Dodds): the General Election and Northern Ireland
- blog / 03.08.18
  Metrics for 'Global Britain' - a select committee proposal
- blog / 13.11.17
  New Liaison Committee chair will face Brexit role questions
- blog / 11.10.17
  Opening up the Usual Channels: next steps for reform of the House of Commons
- blog / 07.04.20
  Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal – a new era, or more of the same?
- blog / 04.09.19
  Parliament and the Declaration of War in September 1939
- blog / 20.11.18
  Parliamentary consent to treaty ratifications: another procedure strained by Brexit?
- blog / 26.04.17
  Parliamentary democracy or referendums? Public attitudes to decision-making
- blog / 07.02.17
  Parliaments around the world: what can architecture teach us about democracy?
- blog / 29.12.20
  Parliament’s role in scrutinising the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement is a farce
- blog / 17.05.19
  People who use social media for politics skew Labour and Remain, but Leave is winning the Twitter war
- blog / 13.02.21
  Ping-pong and packaging
- blog / 03.09.15
  Populist personalities? The Big Five Personality Traits and party choice in the 2015 UK general election
- blog / 05.02.21
  Post-Brexit select committee changes highlight Lords–Commons differences
- blog / 02.07.19
  Power of the Purse: what is the Estimates process and how does it work?
- blog / 11.10.15
  Prime Minister's Questions: Public attitudes to 'People's PMQs'
- blog / 13.01.16
  Reflections on the Strathclyde Review
- blog / 07.05.20
  Remote select committee evidence-taking is a Coronavirus change that should be kept
- blog / 11.05.18
  Repairing the accountability chain between people and Parliament, by Robert Halfon MP
- blog / 04.12.20
  Reviewing Restoration and Renewal and planning for a post-pandemic Parliament
- blog / 29.01.15
  Rip it up and start again: parliamentary politics, destruction and renewal
- blog / 15.01.18
  Scrutiny of SIs: further amendments are needed to EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- blog / 07.10.19
  Scrutiny of Statutory Instruments in the spotlight following Supreme Court judgement
- blog / journal / 08.11.19
  Select Committee development and reform: turning points over 40 years
- blog / journal / 08.11.19
  Select Committees 40 years on: wider still and wider may their bounds be set?
- blog / 10.12.18
  Six ways the 'meaningful vote' is noteworthy: the Withdrawal Agreement & Parliament's role in treaty-making
- blog / 27.11.14
  Suppose they gave a war and no one came?
- blog / 30.03.17
  Taking back control? Initial thoughts on the Great Repeal Bill White Paper
- blog / journal / 23.09.19
  The 2019 Liaison Committee report on the Commons select committee system: broadening the church, integrating with the Chamber
- blog / 24.06.19
  The Brecon and Radnorshire recall petition process: personal reflections by Sir Paul Silk
- blog / 23.04.19
  The Brexit 'flextension': five implications for Parliament
- blog / 23.04.19
  The Brexit 'flextension': legislative provisions and Withdrawal Agreement ratification
- blog / 27.11.18
  The DCMS Committee, Facebook and parliamentary powers and privilege
- blog / 09.12.14
  The Delegated Legislation Journey: From Idea to Implementation
- blog / 16.04.16
  The EU Referendum: Audit of Political Engagement 13 (infographic)
- blog / 18.07.17
  The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – initial reflections on the Bill’s delegated powers and delegated legislation
- blog / 27.05.15
  The First 100 Days: A Survival Guide for New MPs
- blog / 04.03.19
  The Independent Group of MPs: will they have disproportionate influence in the House of Commons?
- blog / 08.06.17
  The Mock Elections 2017 national results are in!
- blog / 18.09.19
  The Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019: What next?
- blog / 13.05.19
  The Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: two steps forward, one step back?
- blog / journal / 13.11.14
  The Significance of the Rochester and Strood By-Election
- blog / 21.06.17
  The State Opening of Parliament: history, tradition and what to expect
- blog / 12.12.17
  The case for more politicians – electoral reform and the Welsh Assembly
- blog / journal / 01.07.19
  The increased stature of select committees and their chairs: reflections by Harriet Harman MP
- blog / 12.06.20
  The new review of Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: five possible outcomes
- blog / 12.03.18
  The problems of legislating piecemeal for Brexit: wider lessons of the Trade Bill
- blog / 09.01.18
  Trade Bill highlights Parliament's weak international treaty role
- blog / 31.01.17
  Trump, State Visits and Parliament: precedent and process
- blog / journal / 22.03.18
  Twitter highlights from the launch of 'Britain Votes 2017'
- blog / 07.05.20
  Two days in the Commons Chamber that took Churchill to No.10: the Norway Debate of May 1940
- blog / 11.06.19
  Waiting for who? House of Commons business before the summer recess
- blog / 31.01.18
  Westminster Restoration and Renewal: A wider view
- blog / 31.01.19
  Westminster Restoration and Renewal: a year on from the Commons vote to proceed
- blog / 25.01.19
  What are Business of the House motions in the House of Commons and how do they work?
- blog / 28.04.20
  What is the aim of parliamentary scrutiny of delegated legislation?
- blog / 12.12.14
  What to do with women in 2015: ‘Perhaps sit them in the corner’?
- blog / 16.12.14
  What's good for the goose is good for the gander
- blog / 09.06.20
  Where is the Intelligence and Security Committee and why does its absence matter?
- blog / 08.09.17
  Who is in charge of the Palace of Westminster? Big Ben and parliamentary governance
- blog / 12.10.17
  Whose House Is It Anyway?
- blog / 04.09.15
  Why Labour's 2015 campaign is a warning to a Jeremy Corbyn leadership
- blog / 20.07.20
  Why MPs should back the Djanogly amendments to the Trade Bill on parliamentary scrutiny of trade agreements
- blog / 20.01.17
  Why Parliament needs a 'good Brexit'
- blog / journal / 06.06.17
  Why schools play such an important role in creating strong and stable democracies
- blog / 19.05.15
  Why the Edstone failed - in a biblical way
- blog / 04.12.20
  Why the exclusion of pregnant MPs from the House of Commons during Covid-19 matters – for them and for others
- blog / 02.09.15
  Why won't the SNP be misbehaving in Westminster?
- blog / 07.08.18
  Will Brexit change the UK constitution?
- blog / 20.10.16
  Will the Great Repeal Bill be another ‘Abolish Parliament’ bill?
Events
- events / 29.11.17
  Deepening democracy: reconciling parliaments and people through public engagement
- events / 14.11.16
  Future Parliament: Hacking the Legislative Process // Capacity, Scrutiny, Engagement
- events
  House of Commons Speaker hustings 2019
- events
  House of Lords Speaker Hustings 2021
- events / 18.07.16
  It's Brexit... So What Now for Parliament?
- events / 20.03.18
  Launch of 'Britain Votes 2017'
- events / 14.04.16
  Launch of the 2016 Audit of Political Engagement
- events / 26.04.17
  Launch of the Audit of Political Engagement 14: the 2017 report
- events / 25.05.16
  Lord Speaker Hustings 2016
- events / 08.09.16
  Making sense of May 7: the 2015 election and the future of British politics
- events / 11.10.17
  Opening up the Usual Channels: next steps for reform of the House of Commons
- events / 27.03.15
  TTIP: beneficial to our economy or a threat to our democracy?
- events / 12.09.17
  The EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Principles, Powers and Parliaments
Journal
News
- news / articles
  A government defeat on May's Brexit deal tonight will be a historic failure of process
- news / articles
  Even with a majority, getting Brexit done on deadline will be no mean feat
- news / articles
  In the rush to prepare for Brexit, parliamentary scrutiny will suffer
- news / articles
  Select committees are crucial for holding ministers to account
- news / articles
  The public think politics is broken, and are willing to entertain radical solutions
Projects
- projects
  Audit of Political Engagement
- projects
  Review of Delegated Legislation
Publications
- publications / 2020
  A New Normal? Parliament after Brexit
- publications / briefings / 2017
  A Numbers Game: Parliament and Minority Government
- publications / reports / 2011
  A Place for People: Proposals for Enhancing Visitor Engagement with Parliament's Environs
- publications / briefings / 2011
  A Year in the Life: From Member of Public to Member of Parliament
- publications / briefings / 2013
  Assembly Line? The Experiences and Development of New Welsh Assembly Members
- publications / briefings / 2013
  At Home in the New House? A Study of Ireland’s First-Time TDs
- publications / reports / 2018
  Audit of Political Engagement 15
- publications / reports / 2019
  Audit of Political Engagement 16
- publications / briefings / 2017
  Back to Business: Procedure at the start of a new Parliament
- publications / guides / 2019
  Back to Business: procedure at the start of a new Parliament (special collection)
- publications / briefings / 2018
  Brexit: Parliament's Five Transition Tasks
- publications / briefings / 2020
  Building on the 'Brady amendment': how can Parliament scrutinise Coronavirus regulations more effectively?
- publications / reports / 2011
  Connecting Citizens to Parliament: How Parliament Can Engage More Effectively with Hard-to-Reach Groups
- publications / data / 2020
  Coronavirus Statutory Instruments Dashboard
- publications / briefings / 2018
  EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Consideration of House of Lords amendments 110, 10 and 4 concerning scrutiny of delegated powers and SIs
- publications / submissions / 2018
  Evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee: 'Global Britain' inquiry
- publications / submissions / 2019
  Evidence to the House of Commons Liaison Committee: The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
- publications / submissions / 2018
  Evidence to the House of Commons Procedure Committee: Establishing select committees in a new Parliament
- publications / submissions / 2018
  Evidence to the House of Commons Procedure Committee: Motions under section 13(1) of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018
- publications / submissions / 2018
  Evidence to the House of Lords Liaison Committee: Review of investigative and scrutiny committees
- publications / briefings / 2020
  Expediting of the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill through Parliament: five issues
- publications / guides / 2021
  Financial Scrutiny: the Budget
- publications / guides / 2020
  Financial Scrutiny: the Estimates Cycle
- publications / guides / 2021
  Financial Scrutiny: the Finance Bill
- publications / submissions / 2020
  Hansard Society submission to the Strategic Review of the Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme
- publications / reports / 2010
  Has Devolution Delivered for Women?
- publications / data / 2020
  How long does it take for a new House of Commons to get fully up and running?
- publications / briefings / 2019
  Indicative Votes: Options, voting methods and voting systems
- publications / guides / 2019
  Leadership and Governance
- publications / briefings / 2018
  Legislating for transition / implementation: implications for the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- publications / guides / 2019
  Lifecycle of a Parliament
- publications / reports / 2005
  MPs and Politics In Our Time
- publications / reports / 2013
  Measured or Makeshift? Parliamentary Scrutiny of the European Union
- publications / reports / 2005
  Members Only? Parliament in the Public Eye (Report of the Hansard Society Commission on the Communication of Parliamentary Democracy)
- publications / reports / 2002
  Opening Up The Usual Channels
- publications / reports / 2006
  Parliament in the Public Eye 2006: Coming into Focus? A Review of the Hansard Society Commission on the Communication of Parliamentary Democracy
- publications / 2020
  Parliaments and Coronavirus (collection)
- publications / guides / 2019
  Private Members' Bills
- publications / submissions / 2020
  Procedure under Coronavirus restrictions: written evidence to the House of Commons Procedure Committee
- publications / 2020
  Proposals for a 'virtual' Parliament: how should parliamentary procedure and practices adapt during the Coronavirus pandemic?
- publications / guides / 2019
  Queen's Speech and State Opening of Parliament
- publications / briefings / 2021
  Restoration and Renewal: why MPs should stick with decant and focus on the long-term legacy
- publications / guides / 2019
  Select Committees
- publications / reports / 2017
  Taking Back Control for Brexit and Beyond: Delegated Legislation, Parliamentary Scrutiny and the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- publications / reports / 2001
  The Challenge for Parliament: Making Government Accountable. The Report of the Hansard Society Commission on Parliamentary Scrutiny
- publications / reports / 2014
  The Devil is in the Detail: Parliament and Delegated Legislation
- publications / reports / 1990
  The Report of The Hansard Society Commission on Women at the Top
- publications / reports / 2009
  The Scottish Parliament 1999-2009: The First Decade
- publications / briefings / 2021
  The marginalisation of the House of Commons under Covid has been shocking; a year on, Parliament’s role must urgently be restored
- publications / reports / 2000
  Under Pressure: Are We Getting the Most From Our MPs?
- publications / reports / 2017
  Westminster Lens: Parliament and Delegated Legislation in the 2015-16 Session
- publications / reports / 1997
  Westminster and Europe: Proposals for Change - the Role of National Parliaments in the European Union
- publications / briefings / 2012
  What next for e-petitions?
- publications / briefings / 2020
  What to look out for in Parliament in Autumn 2020
- publications / reports / 2010
  What's Trust Got To Do With It? Public Trust in and Expectations of Politicians and Parliament
- publications / briefings / 2020
  Who chooses the scrutineer? Why MPs should resist the government's attempt to determine the Liaison Committee chair
- publications / reports / 2012
  Women at the Top: Follow-up reports (1996-2012)
- publications / briefings / 2019
  ‘Retained EU law’: issues for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill
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