How democratic is the house of commons? How effectively does it control the UK government and represent citizens?

Photiadou, Artemis ORCID: 0000-0003-4629-4035 and Dunleavy, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-2650-6398 (2018) How democratic is the house of commons? How effectively does it control the UK government and represent citizens? Democratic Audit Blog (20 Sep 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

How well does the House of Commons work via floor debates, questions to ministers and as a general means of scrutinising and passing legislation, and monitoring policy implementation? Has the return of a hung parliament since 2017 changed how the House of Commons functions as a legislature? As part of our forthcoming 2018 Audit of UK Democracy, Artemis Photiadou and Patrick Dunleavy consider if the traditional model of Parliament as primarily supporting a showcase political clash of government and opposition has changed to make the Commons a more effective focus of national debate or to create stronger control of the executive.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	International History Government
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2022 10:57
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109730

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