Richard Kelly of the House of Commons Library provides an overview of recent developments in the field of parliamentary standards. The blog discusses how institutional arrangements have evolved in response to a series of significant events such as scandals related to ‘cash for questions’ and MP’s expenses.
Month: February 2020
Dr Philip Aylett builds on his previous contributions to this blog-site to provide historical insight into the role played by Commons Committees as the UK participated in the European Economic Community during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Latest news from the PSA Parliaments Group
Welcome to our latest newsletter!
Dear members,
In this month’s newsletter, we have the following announcements/information:
- Panels at PSA Annual Conference
- Changes to the Team
- ESRC PhD studentship opportunity – Parliament and Education
- Essay Competition: Judging Panel Announced
- Call for Papers: Parliaments and Security Conference
- Ethnography of Parliaments Panel at EASA
- Job Alert: Lecturer in the Politics of Gender, Sexuality and Identity
- National Assembly for Wales: Academic Fellowship Scheme now open
- Hansard Resource
- Recently on our blog
If you have any notices/messages you would like us to circulate to the group, please let us know.
Best wishes,
Marc (@marcgeddes), Louise (@LouiseVThompson), Gavin (@GavinHart10) and Seán (@S_Haughey)
Mark Bennister, Ben Yong and Diana Stirbu discuss the lack of a shared parliamentary identity in Westminster, considering the implications for institutional governance and reform.