Outputs (8)

Departmental Select Committees: The Reform of the Century? (2019)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2019). Departmental Select Committees: The Reform of the Century?. Parliamentary affairs, 72(4), 727-741. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsz043

A set of departmental select committees was agreed by the UK House of Commons in 1979 and has become a core feature of British parliamentary life. This introductory survey examines the genesis of the committees and the extent to which they constitute... Read More about Departmental Select Committees: The Reform of the Century?.

Power behind the scenes: The importance of informal space in legislatures (2018)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2019). Power behind the scenes: The importance of informal space in legislatures. Parliamentary affairs, 72(2), 245-266. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsy018

Studies of legislatures focus on what happens in formal space, principally the chamber and committee rooms. Such studies are necessary, but not sufficient, for explaining behaviour within legislatures and its consequences. The use of space for member... Read More about Power behind the scenes: The importance of informal space in legislatures.

Politics UK (2018)
Book
Jones, B., Hertner, I., & Norton, P. (2018). B. Jones, P. Norton, & O. Daddow (Eds.). Politics UK. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003028574

This revised and updated tenth edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent... Read More about Politics UK.

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

Reform of the House of Lords (2017)
Book
Norton, P. (2017). Reform of the House of Lords. Manchester University Press

This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britain's second chamber. The House of Lords has long been the subject of proposals for reform - some successful, others not... Read More about Reform of the House of Lords.

Legislative scrutiny in the House of Lords (2016)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2016). Legislative scrutiny in the House of Lords. In A. Horne, & A. Le Sueur (Eds.), Parliament: Legislation and accountability (117-136). Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509906468

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.