Parliament Matters

A podcast by Hansard Society - Fridays

Fridays

87 Episodes

  1. Inside the hidden world of law-making.

    Published: 8/16/2024
  2. £22 billion financial 'black hole': What is Parliament's role?

    Published: 8/2/2024
  3. Labour tightens its grip on Parliament

    Published: 7/27/2024
  4. What has Keir Starmer got in common with Robert Redford?

    Published: 7/19/2024
  5. New arrivals, absent friends and time-honoured ceremonies

    Published: 7/12/2024
  6. Who will be the stars of the new Parliament?

    Published: 7/7/2024
  7. Supermajority vs. micro-opposition: Parliament after the general election?

    Published: 6/28/2024
  8. Will the parties reform Westminster?

    Published: 6/21/2024
  9. Democratic decision-making in health emergencies: Learning the lessons of the Covid pandemic

    Published: 5/31/2024
  10. General election called: What now for Parliament?

    Published: 5/24/2024
  11. Democracy is in danger, warns Theresa May

    Published: 5/17/2024
  12. Is the Conservative Party falling apart?

    Published: 5/10/2024
  13. Post Office Horizon scandal: what is Parliament doing about it?

    Published: 5/3/2024
  14. Is AI set to destroy trust in elections? Tackling misinformation in politics & Parliament

    Published: 4/30/2024
  15. Rwanda Bill becomes law: but what was really going on behind the scenes in Parliament?

    Published: 4/26/2024
  16. Tobacco and Vapes Bill: free vote blows smoke in Rishi Sunak's eyes

    Published: 4/18/2024
  17. William Wragg's honeytrap crisis and is Speaker Hoyle under threat?

    Published: 4/12/2024
  18. Defending free speech from SLAPPs

    Published: 3/29/2024
  19. Another Rwanda roadblock

    Published: 3/22/2024
  20. Unheard: the parliamentary snubbing of Diane Abbott

    Published: 3/15/2024

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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.