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A hand on the knee, and other parliamentary problems…
Author(s) -
Childs Sarah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ippr progressive review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2573-2331
pISSN - 2573-2323
DOI - 10.1111/newe.12070
Subject(s) - parliament , house of commons , commons , political science , law , law and economics , sociology , public administration , politics
Parliament's working practices continue to reflect the traditions and preferences of those who historically populated it. Sarah Childs , author of The Good Parliament report following a research secondment with the House of Commons, reflects on how this sustains and permits exploitative and inappropriate behaviours.