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The Future of Conservatism (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). The Future of Conservatism. The Political quarterly, 79(3), 324-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.2008.00935.x

British Conservatism embodies certain basic, though not always compatible, tenets of belief. They have underpinned the Conservative Party, which has been the most successful political party in the history of western Europe. The party was the 'in' par... Read More about The Future of Conservatism.

From chef Gordon a pudding without a theme (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). From chef Gordon a pudding without a theme

Making sense of opposition (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). Making sense of opposition. Journal of Legislative Studies, 14(1-2), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330801921257

Opposition has several meanings and the term is used in different contexts. Our focus is parliamentary opposition. Utilising King's five modes of executive–legislative relations, this article draws out the different usages of the term and–drawing on... Read More about Making sense of opposition.

Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 1(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11120/elss.2008.01010004

I have been running placement schemes at the House of Commons now for two decades. One entails spending the third year of a four year degree (in British Politics and Legislative Studies, BPLS) on placement with an MP. Another, a more recent scheme, e... Read More about Parliamentary placements: the benefits and challenges.

The constitution under Gordon Brown (2008)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2008). The constitution under Gordon Brown. Politics Review, 17(3), 26 - 29