UK Parliament

Moyra Grant is Assistant Principal Examiner at the Edexcel Examinations Board and Senior Tutor of A Level Government and Politics at Mander Portman Woodward College. She is the author of AS Government and Politics (2005), Key Ideas in Politics (2003), British Voters: The Changing Basis of Party Choice (2000), Understanding A Level Politics (1999), The Politics of Law and Order (1996) and The British Media (1988).

This book is a refreshingly outspoken read. Overall, the book is remarkably up to date, generally easy and often fun to read. -- Johannes Fritz Political Studies Review This book is a refreshingly outspoken read. Overall, the book is remarkably up to date, generally easy and often fun to read.

• Contents:; Introduction; 1. The UK Parliamentary System; 2. The House of Lords; 3. The House of Commons: Law-Making; 4. The House of Commons: Representing the People; 5. The House of Commons: Scrutinising the Executive; 6. The Parliament and the European Union; 7. The Parliament and the Devolved Bodies of the UK; 8. The Parliament and the Courts; Conclusion: The Future of Parliament in an Age of Reform.