All Outputs (7)

Tacticians, stewards and professionals: The politics of publishing select committee legal advice (2019)
Journal Article
Yong, B., Davies, G., & Leston-Bandeira, C. (in press). Tacticians, stewards and professionals: The politics of publishing select committee legal advice. Journal of Law and Society, Forthcoming, https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12153

At Westminster, there are increasing pressures on select committees to publish in-house legal advice. We suggest that examining the process of deciding to publish gives us useful insights into the provision, reception and use of legal advice, and the... Read More about Tacticians, stewards and professionals: The politics of publishing select committee legal advice.

What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons (2019)
Book Chapter
Yong, B., & Thompson, L. (2019). What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons. In T. Christiansen, & D. Fromage (Eds.), Brexit and Democracy: The Role of Parliaments in the UK and the European Union (29-49). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06043-5

The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) withdrawal from the European Union (EU) has already resulted in three significant pieces of legislation for the UK Parliament to scrutinise: the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill in the 2016–17 session, the... Read More about What do we mean by parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit? A view from the House of Commons.

The Governance of Parliament (2018)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (2018). The Governance of Parliament. In A. Horne, & G. Drewry (Eds.), Parliament and the Law (75-102). (2nd). Oxford: Hart Publishing

The administrative organization and governance of Parliament (2018)
Book Chapter
Yong, B., & Petit, S. (2018). The administrative organization and governance of Parliament. In C. Leston-Bandeira, & L. Thompson (Eds.), Exploring Parliament. Oxford University Press

Britain's experience of coalition government: continuity and change (2016)
Book Chapter
Yong, B. (2016). Britain's experience of coalition government: continuity and change. In R. Heffernan, C. Hay, M. Russell, & P. Cowley (Eds.), Developments in British Politics 10 (20-38). (10th). London: Palgrave Macmillan

When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015 (2015)
Journal Article
Yong, B., & Bale, T. (2015). When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015. The Political quarterly, 86(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.12143

The chances of Labour winning the 2015 general election with a comfortable overall majority are vanishingly small. It could, however, emerge as the largest party or finish just a handful of seats behind the Conservatives. Either scenario would give i... Read More about When second best is still a no-brainer : why Labour should shoot for a majority coalition in May 2015.

Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter (2014)
Book
Yong, B., & Hazell, R. (2014). Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter. Bloomsbury Publishing

Viewers of The Thick of It will know of special advisers as spin doctors and political careerists. Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw and Vince Cable. People also know about the... Read More about Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter.