Reforming the House of Commons January 26, 2010

Organised by Centre Forum in Association with the Constitution Society

According to some, there was reason enough to reform the House of Commons even before the expenses scandal broke. The rise of the ‘career politician’; the growth in the number of MPs on the government ‘payroll’; the strength of the whip system; the increase in the volume of government legislation – all have been blamed for the shift of power from the legislature to the executive in recent years.

But, has the expenses scandal actually made it less likely that Parliament will assert itself once again? Are MPs now too cowed and demoralised to wrest back control of their own institution and hold the government properly to account?

Participants:

* Professor Philip Cowley, Nottingham University
* Peter Oborne, Columnist, Daily Mail
* Steve Richards, The Independent

Refreshments

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