OM DENNE EPISODE
'Taking Back Control: Why the House of Commons Should Govern its own Time' is a Constitution Unit report which explores why MPs lack control of their own institution, what problems this causes, & what should be done. The Constitution Unit hosted a launch event to discuss the findings of the report.
Speakers:
- Karen Bradley MP, Chair of the House of Commons Procedure Committee.
- Valerie Vaz MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
- Sir David Natzler, former Clerk of the House of Commons, also formerly Clerk of the Wright Committee.
- Professor Meg Russell FBA (co-author), Director of the Constitution Unit, Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe, and former specialist adviser to the Wright Committee.
- Dr Daniel Gover (co-author): Lecturer in British Politics at Queen Mary University of London.
Chair:
Jill Rutter, senior research fellow of UK in a Changing Europe.
Links:
Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit
Mailing list: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/get-involved/mailing-list
Blog: constitution-unit.com
Engelsk
Det Forenede Kongerige
UDSKRIFT 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
SØK BLANT TIDLIGERE EPISODER
Søk etter gamle episoder av UCL Constitution Unit.
ANDRE EPISODE I DENNE PODKAST
The government has begun the process of reviewing the BBC’s royal charter for its renewal beyond 2027. This process raises fundamental questions about the future of the organisation. How should public service broadcasting be governed in an era of widespread polarisation and distrust? How can any fu…
The 2024 election delivered an unusually fragmented opposition; almost half the non-government seats in the House of Commons were won by parties other than the Conservative 'Official Opposition'. Given current polling, the next general election is unlikely to see a return to simple 'two-party' poli…
The last year has seen much discussion of how policymakers should approach changing the law in unusually difficult policy areas. In particular, failed attempts to legalise ‘assisted dying’ at Westminster and Holyrood have highlighted the challenges of legislating in areas that involve ethical debat…
The 2026 Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election may be one of the most significant since the start of devolution. Much attention is rightly being given to the possibility of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ending Labour’s long dominance of Welsh politics. But this is also the first election since major refor…
On 12 May 2026, Professor Meg Russell FBA's time as Director of the UCL Constitution Unit culminated in her delivering a valedictory lecture at the Institute for Government. Professor Jennifer Hudson, Vice Provost (Faculties) at University College London, introduced the lecture, while Dr Hannah Whi…
Ansvarsfraskrivelse: Podkasten og kunstværket, det finnes indlejret på denne siden, er fra UCL Constitution Unit, som tilhører dens eier og ikke er tilknyttet eller godkjent av Listen Notes, Inc.
REDIG
Takk fordi du hjelper med å holde podkast-databasen oppdatert.
