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The core executive: The Prime Minister and Cabinet (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The core executive: The Prime Minister and Cabinet. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (484-503). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

The Prime Minister and Cabinet came to form the heart of government – the core executive – in the United Kingdom. The emergence of a powerful Prime Minister and Cabinet was marked in the nineteenth century. In the eighteenth century the person holdin... Read More about The core executive: The Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The changing constitution (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The changing constitution. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (348-373). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

Demands for reform of the constitution grew. Many of those demands were met by the Labour Government elected in May 1997, with major changes being made to the constitutional framework of the country. Less expectedly, more constitutional change took p... Read More about The changing constitution.

The judiciary (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The judiciary. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (560-583). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

The power of judicial review thus provides the judiciary with a potentially significant role in the policy cycle. There has been a growth in judicial activism, preceding significant constitutional changes that have generated a new role for the judici... Read More about The judiciary.

The house of commons under pressure (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The house of commons under pressure. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (434-448). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

The House of Commons fulfils a range of functions, but its capacity to do so effectively has been the subject of controversy. Members of Parliament (MPs) are called on to carry out the functions of the House of Commons. The increase in demands on MPs... Read More about The house of commons under pressure.

Ministers, departments and civil servants (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). Ministers, departments and civil servants. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (504-526). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

Departments form the building blocks of British government. The capacity for ministers to determine policy has been increasingly constrained by external pressures, but ministers remain significant players in policy-making. The number of civil servant... Read More about Ministers, departments and civil servants.

The house of commons at work (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The house of commons at work. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (398-432). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

The House of Commons has its origins in the thirteenth century. At various times, it has played a powerful role in the affairs of the nation. Its most consistent activity has been to check the executive power. For the House of Commons, though, the de... Read More about The house of commons at work.

The crown (2021)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2021). The crown. In B. Jones, P. Norton, & I. Hertner (Eds.), Politics UK (374-397). (10th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

The crown is the symbol of all executive authority. In Anglo-Saxon and Norman times, the formal power that the crown conferred – executive, legislative and judicial – was exercised personally by the monarch. The monarchy predates by several centuries... Read More about The crown.

Party Management (2020)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2020). Party Management. In A. Roe-Crines, & T. Heppell (Eds.), Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath (239-259). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53673-2_11

The aim of this chapter is to assess how effective Heath was at internal management within the Conservative Party. The chapter considers Heath in relation to (a) the organisational infrastructure of the party and (b) the maintenance of good relations... Read More about Party Management.

Sir Anthony Eden (2020)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2020). Sir Anthony Eden. In I. Dale (Ed.), The Prime Ministers (383-388). Hodder & Stoughton

Relationship Between the Two Houses (2018)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P., & Maer, L. (2018). Relationship Between the Two Houses. In A. Horne, & G. Drewry (Eds.), Parliament and the Law (125-46). (2nd). Hart Publishing

The Political Organisation of Parliament (2018)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2018). The Political Organisation of Parliament. In C. Leston-Bandeira, & L. Thompson (Eds.), Exploring Parliament (15-23). Oxford University Press

The oratory of Enoch Powell (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2016). The oratory of Enoch Powell. In R. Hayton, & A. S. Crines. (Eds.), Conservative orators from Baldwin to Cameron (74-86). Manchester University Press

Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P., & Thompson, L. (2015). Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (129-144). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377.0014

The provisions of the Coalition’s agenda covering constitutional issues were embodied in section 24 of The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, entitled ‘Political Reform’ (HM Government, 2010: 26–7). The 27 bullet points included fixed-term five... Read More about Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict.

The coalition and the conservatives (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2015). The coalition and the conservatives. In A. Seldon, & M. Finn (Eds.), The Coalition Effect, 2010–2015 (467-491). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139946551.018

© Cambridge University Press 2015. The effect on the Conservative Party of being in a coalition government from May 2010 onwards was profound. It challenged the essence of the party's approach to government. It did so in two respects. First, the part... Read More about The coalition and the conservatives.

Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics (2014)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2015). Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics. In J. Magone (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of European Politics (328-345). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315755830

The nineteenth century was notable for the growth of national legislatures in Europe, both in number and in political significance. Although the development was not uniform – some nations lacked a legislature at the heart of their political system –... Read More about Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics.