The Future of Parliament

Preface Notes on Contributors PROSPECTS Forty Years on and a Future Agenda; M.Ryle What of Parliament's Future?; N.Johnson A CHANGING PARLIAMENT The Make-Up of Parliament; B.Criddle, S.Childs & P.Norton Career Patterns and Professionalisation; M.Rush A Changing Culture; M.Rush & S.Childs WATCHING THE GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT AND SCRUTINY Objects and Questions; P.Giddings & H.Irwin Parliament and Public Money; J.McEldowney & C.Lee Select Committees: Scrutiny a la Carte?; D.Natzler & M.Hutton Scrutiny at and Beyond the Fringe; M.Flinders The House of Lords: A Chamber of Scrutiny?; D.Shell MAKING THE LAW: PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATION Parliament's Role and the Modernisation Agenda; D.Oliver, P.Evans, C.Lee & P.Norton Modes of Scrutiny; D.Oliver, P.Evans & C.Lee Untouched by Reform - Private Members Bills and Delegated Legislation; D.Oliver, D.Miers & P.Evans Less is More; D.Oliver, D.Miers & P.Evans GUARDING THE CITIZENRY Time for Coherence: Parliament and the Constitutional Watchdogs; O.Gay Judges, Lawyers and Parliament; D.Oliver & P.Evans THE WORLD BEYOND WESTMINSTER To War or not to War? That is the Question; P.Giddings Devolution: From One Parliament to Four; B.Winetrobe Westminster in Europe; P.Giddings PARLIAMENT AND MEDIA The Challenge of Adaptation; R.Negrine & C.Seymour-Ure New Media and Parliamentary Democracy; S.Coleman CONCLUSION Purpose and Prospects; P.Giddings Appendix: Publications by the Study of Parliament Group Bibliography