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Parliament & Government — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:41:59 GMT

In recent years the legislative process has been central to the work of the Parliament and Government

Law making

Parliament & Government — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:54:05 GMT

In recent years the legislative process has been central to the work of the Parliament and Government

Hansard Society to give evidence to Finance Committee's Review of the Budget Process - 13 June 2008

Archived Press Releases — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:39:08 GMT

Alex Brazier, joint author of the Hansard Society's 2006 report The Fiscal Maze; Parliament, Government and Public Money will be giving evidence to the Finance Committee's review of the parliamentary budget process on Tuesday June 17.

Hansard Society's Audit of Political Engagement discussed on Radio 4

Parliament & Government — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:10:41 GMT

Alex Brazier, Director of the Hansard Society's Parliament and Government programme, was interviewed on his thoughts about political engagement (or the lack of it) as highlighted in the most recent Audit of Political Engagement . Tony Benn, Iain Dale

Long holidays hamper MPs' scrutiny role

openDemocracy — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:35:58 GMT

Andrew Blick (London, Democratic Audit): MPs hate being told that they spend too much time on breaks, but it needs saying. They are now on their Whitsun recess and all their work on scrutiny has come to an abrupt stop (though not the panicky cries and

Parliament must do more to scrutinise government spending

Parliament & Government — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:34:11 GMT

Liaison Committee’s recommendations on financial scrutiny a real step forward The Hansard Society welcomes the House of Commons’ Liaison Committee report on financial scrutiny and urges Parliament to do more to scrutinise and seek accountability for government

Parliament must do more to scrutinise government spending

Parliament & Government — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:26:04 GMT

Parliament must do more to scrutinise government spending, says Hansard Society - 21 April, 2008

Archived Press Releases — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:48:46 GMT

Liaison Committee's recommendations on financial scrutiny a real step forward The Hansard Society welcomes the House of Commons' Liaison Committee Report on financial scrutiny and urges Parliament to do more to scrutinise and seek accountability

Constitutional conundrums

Parliament & Government — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:04:16 GMT

An article by Susanna Kalitowski discussing the Hansard Society's recent publication, Audit of Political Engagement 5 . Gordon Brown has made constitutional reform a centrepiece of his premiership. Less than a week after taking office, he unveiled

Hansard Society welcomes Government moves on post-legislative scrutiny

Parliament & Government — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:30:27 GMT

On 20 March, Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman MP announced that the government is to introduce a system of post-legislative scrutiny to look at the effect and impact of laws, three years after they are passed. The Government’s Paper Post

Should democracy be promoted abroad?

Parliament & Government — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:43:33 GMT

In a recent speech, Foreign Secretary David Miliband argued that Britain has a moral 'mission' to spread democracy throughout the world. Last July, the Hansard Society published a pamphlet which brought together leading experts to consider whether

Should democracy be promoted abroad?

Parliament & Government — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:07:10 GMT

In a speech given to Oxford University on 12 February, Foreign Secretary David Miliband argued that Britain must pursue a moral 'mission' to spread democracy throughout the world. Last July, the Hansard Society published a pamphlet which brought

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