Parliament Matters

A podcast by Hansard Society

61 Episodes

  1. Gaffes and grace at PMQs

    Published: 2/9/2024

  2. A potty-mouthed Parliament?

    Published: 2/2/2024

  3. What if they gave a coup and nobody came? The Tory leadership soap opera continued

    Published: 1/26/2024

  4. War powers, Rwanda ‘mayhem’ and Ian Dunt on the state of Westminster

    Published: 1/19/2024

  5. The inside story: Parliament and the Post Office Horizon scandal

    Published: 1/12/2024

  6. Election alert and the year ahead in Parliament: Why are so many election rules being changed?

    Published: 1/5/2024

  7. Parliament Matters Explains: How does Parliament make laws?

    Published: 1/2/2024

  8. Michael Crick & Tomorrow’s MPs: The latest news on parliamentary candidate selections

    Published: 12/29/2023

  9. Parliament Matters Explains: What do MPs actually do?

    Published: 12/27/2023

  10. Is Parliament a decaying organism? Lord Lisvane on our crumbling constitution

    Published: 12/22/2023

  11. ‘These guys like to be written about’: The art of parliamentary sketchwriting, with Rob Hutton

    Published: 12/18/2023

  12. High drama or damp squib?… And what’s happening with pairing?

    Published: 12/15/2023

  13. Westenders: The battle for the heart and soul of the Conservative Party

    Published: 12/8/2023

  14. Special feature: The genesis of PARLY, with Tony Grew

    Published: 12/4/2023

  15. Legislative bodging: No way to run a chip shop!

    Published: 12/1/2023

  16. Parliament’s ‘Wastefinder General’ on the ‘Big Nasties’

    Published: 11/24/2023

  17. Total reshuffle, emergency legislation and Parliament’s ‘Golden Ticket’

    Published: 11/17/2023

  18. Urgent Questions #1

    Published: 11/13/2023

  19. All change on the Committee corridor and regulating the conduct and standards of MPs

    Published: 11/12/2023

  20. The King’s Speech, State Opening and the 1922 Committee

    Published: 11/10/2023

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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.