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The Constitution (2007)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2007). The Constitution. In A. Seldon (Ed.), Blair's Britain, 1997–2007 (104-122). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511490828.007

One area in which there was a clear divide between the parties in 1997 was that of constitutional reform. The Conservatives were defenders of existing arrangements. Labour advocated a major overhaul of the nation's constitutional arrangements. The pa... Read More about The Constitution.

The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward (2000)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2000). The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward. In L. D. Longley, & R. Y. Hazan (Eds.), The Uneasy Relationships Between Parliamentary Members and Leaders (53-74). Frank Cass & Co

© 2000 Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. The British MP has a constituency face and a Westminster face. The constituency face has become more demanding in recent decades but is essentially, though not wholly, non-threatening to party leaders. The Westminster f... Read More about The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward.

Intra-party dissent in the house of commons: A case study. The immigration rules 1972 (1976)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (1976). Intra-party dissent in the house of commons: A case study. The immigration rules 1972. Parliamentary affairs, 29(4), 404-420. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054172

Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends?
Book Chapter
Norton, P. Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends?. . https://doi.org/10.19152/ukscy.617

For most of the 20th Century, the constitution of the United Kingdom was seen as essentially settled. It experienced some adjustments, and at time upheavals, in the relationship between the different components of the state. These included the relati... Read More about Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends?.