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How parliament matters more than people think
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19th December 2017
A new study from Meg Russell and Daniel Gover at the LSE looks at the six faces of Parliamentary power at Westminster.
Could be a good extension article for students to read as part of their work on Parliamentary democracy.
How parliament matters more than people think https://t.co/K1QnMneHLt
— LSE British Politics and Policy (@LSEpoliticsblog) December 19, 2017
Here's Ed Page's excellent review of Meg Russell and @DanielGover's #LegislationAtWestminster, this time on @democraticaudit blog. Still a few days left to buy the book with a discount before the 31 Dec cut off. That and more details about it here: https://t.co/4yJq9ouIfK https://t.co/aImVojAZpx
— Constitution Unit (@ConUnit_UCL) December 19, 2017
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