All Outputs (33)

Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972 (2011)
Journal Article
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2011). Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972. Parliamentary History, 30(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-0206.2010.00242.x

UK membership of the European Communities (EC) was prompted by economic and political factors. It represented a novel constitutional departure; one that was contested. The proposal for membership created divisions between, and within, both main parti... Read More about Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972.

Introduction: A century of change (2011)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2011). Introduction: A century of change. Parliamentary History, 30(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-0206.2010.00240.x

With the United Kingdom lacking a codified constitution, there has been no extraordinary formal mechanism for amending the provisions of the constitution. Change has been achieved through parliament. The century since the passage of the Parliament Ac... Read More about Introduction: A century of change.

La nature du contrôle parlementaire (2010)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2010). La nature du contrôle parlementaire. Pouvoirs, 134(3), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.3917/pouv.134.0005

This article analyses the relationship the legislature and the executive, focusing on the capacity of the legislature to scrutinise and constrain the executive. It defines a legislature and the constitutional features that determine the type of polit... Read More about La nature du contrôle parlementaire.

Policy and public : letting the people in (2009)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2009). Policy and public : letting the people in

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

Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT (2007)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2007). Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT. Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 354-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500771

This paper tests four models of political representation in the UK Parliament: the traditional, party, representative and tribune. Each involves a different usage of the Internet in order to fulfil a particular role. A rational choice approach emphas... Read More about Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT.

Tony Blair and the constitution (2007)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2007). Tony Blair and the constitution. British Politics, 2(2), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200060

Under Tony Blair's premiership, the British constitution has undergone extensive change, unparalleled in recent British history, but without the Prime Minister having a developed view of what form of constitution is desirable for the United Kingdom.... Read More about Tony Blair and the constitution.

Adding value? The role of second chambers (2007)
Journal Article
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2007). Adding value? The role of second chambers. Asia Pacific Law Review, 15(1), 43160

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