A review of the modernisation of parliamentary procedures and practices since 1997New Politics, New Parliament?, analyses the modernisation of parliamentary procedures and practices that have occurred since 1997, and explores whether they have been successful in strengthening the role of Parliament and considering what future steps should be taken.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
The papers collected in these volumes revolve around the political, constitutional and personal problems of the English government between the end of the fifteenth-century civil wars and the beginning of those of the seventeenth century. Previously published in a great variety of places, none of them appeared in book form
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-03 - Publisher: OUP Oxford
The author presents a new picture of political life in mid-eighteenth century Britain, a period of history which is poorly understood. Written in a clear, accessible style, and drawing on much original material, this book argues that British politics and political culture in the mid eighteenth century have often been
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-11-07 - Publisher: Clarendon Press
This is the first comprehensive analysis of late eighteenth-century Irish patriot thought and its development into 1790s radical republicanism. The book is a history of the rich political ideas and languages that emerged from the tumultuous events and colourful individuals of this pivotal period in Irish history. Patriots, radicals, and