Parliament Matters

A podcast by Hansard Society - Fridays

Fridays

87 Episodes

  1. Whipping yarns: A rebel whip’s tale

    Published: 1/6/2025

  2. Whipping yarns: An SNP Whip’s tale

    Published: 1/3/2025

  3. Whipping Yarns: A Liberal Democrat whip’s tale

    Published: 12/30/2024

  4. Parliament’s role in a failed state

    Published: 12/23/2024

  5. Will Parliament pay a price for promises to WASPI women?

    Published: 12/20/2024

  6. Licence to scrutinise: Spooks, hereditary peers and assisted dying

    Published: 12/13/2024

  7. Football governance, fair elections, and fantasy reforms Parliament Matters goes live!

    Published: 12/6/2024

  8. How a British student has schooled the US Congress

    Published: 12/3/2024

  9. Assisted Dying Bill passes Second Reading: What next?

    Published: 11/29/2024

  10. What's the point of petitioning Parliament?

    Published: 11/22/2024

  11. The Assisted Dying Bill: Is More Parliamentary Time Needed?

    Published: 11/15/2024

  12. The Official Opposition: How to be effective in Parliament

    Published: 11/12/2024

  13. How will Donald Trump’s return reverberate in the UK Parliament?

    Published: 11/8/2024

  14. Urgent Questions: Answering your questions about how Parliament works

    Published: 11/6/2024

  15. The Budget: Why aren’t MPs told first?

    Published: 11/1/2024

  16. Budget rules explained and parliamentary etiquette tips

    Published: 10/25/2024

  17. The end of hereditary peers in the House of Lords?

    Published: 10/18/2024

  18. Electing party leaders: who should decide?

    Published: 10/11/2024

  19. Select Committee chair elections: who won and can they work together?

    Published: 9/13/2024

  20. Inside the Private Members’ Bill ballot: 20 MPs win the legislative lottery

    Published: 9/6/2024

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Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters!Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society.❓ Submit your questions on all things Parliament to Mark and Ruth via our website here: hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety and...✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: hansardsociety.org.uk/nl.Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.