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Legislature
Useful Podcasts
Lots of great podcasts to help you through the legislature. Listen and enjoy!
What's the point of PMQ's?
Theatre, politics or something else? The Westminster Insider does a deep dive into PMQs.
Coming soon
More to follow!
Coming soon!
More to follow
A bit of background
I'm going to break with standard practice and branch off in a different direction. This video is from Parliament and it's really quite good.
Introduction
Another video from the government ...
Parliamentary Committees
Committees are the workhorses of Parliament - this is my attempt to explain them.
Parliamentary Government
Possibly the key to understanding Parliament is appreciating how it works with Government. Engage brains - this is not easy.
Parliamentary Structures (Intro)
What is says above. This is how Parliament is put together.
Functions - Legislating
And into the functions - we'll start with legislation
Functions - Representing
Various articles on Cameron complaining about his own government's cuts at a local level: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34796518 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-clashes-with-conservative-controlled-oxfordshire-council-over-cuts-to-frontline-a6729616.html
Articles on Jo Cox: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jo-cox-dead-labour-mp-fatally-shot-and-stabbed-outside-constituency-surgery-in-birstall-west-a7086561.html
And another tragic incident in an MP's surgery: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1627545.stm
Functions - Holding to Account
This is massively important - and entirely distinct from the legislating function.
Functions - Legitimising
This one is tricky - remember that the government has no intrinsic authority. The government works on the basis of parliamentary consent, and that consent can be withdrawn at any time (in theory, anyway.)
Reform of Parliament
Let's look at how things have changed
Evaluating Parliament
So, does Parliament actually work? (Spoiler - sort of)
