This fully revised new edition includes expanded coverage of Parliament's relationship with the courts, devolved assemblies and the European Union. Distinctively, the book goes beyond the usual focus of Parliament-Government relations to encompass policy-makers beyond Whitehall and Parliament's broader relationship with citizens.
Parliament in Perspective
The Development of Parliament
PART I: PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
Recruiting Ministers
The Making of Public Policy
Legislation
The Administration of Government
PART II: BEYOND WHITEHALL
Parliament and the European Union
Parliament and Devolution
Parliament and the Courts
PART III: PARLIAMENT AND THE PEOPLE
Representing the People
The Voice of the Constituents
Speaking for Different Interests
Reaching the Public
Conclusion: Parliamentary Reform.
