Tag: Daniel Gover

Book review | Legislation at Westminster: Parliamentary Actors and Influence in the Making of British Law

Book review | Legislation at Westminster: Parliamentary Actors and Influence in the Making of British Law

In Legislation at Westminster: Parliamentary Actors and Influence in the Making of British Law, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover offer a comprehensive and empirically rigorous assessment of the role that parliament plays in the UK policy-making process. This is a meticulously researched book, writes Ed Page, that is a must-read for both students and scholars wanting to better understand how laws […]

The six faces of parliamentary power

The six faces of parliamentary power

The Westminster parliament is famous throughout the world, but often presented as relatively non-influential when it comes to making the law. Meg Russell and Daniel Gover‘s new book Legislation at Westminster is the most detailed study of the British legislative process for over 40 years, and challenges these assumptions. The authors summarise their findings on […]

What’s going wrong with English Votes for English Laws – and how can it be improved?

What’s going wrong with English Votes for English Laws – and how can it be improved?

The ‘English Votes for English Laws’ procedural rules have attracted much criticism since they came into use a year ago – variously described as complex, divisive and not making England’s voice heard. Daniel Gover and Michael Kenny look at how EVEL is working, and how it could be improved. Similar Posts‘English Votes for English Laws’ —a viable answer to the […]

‘English Votes for English Laws’ —a viable answer to the English Question?

‘English Votes for English Laws’ —a viable answer to the English Question?

Daniel Gover and Michael Kenny outline the government’s detailed proposals for introducing EVEL that were published last Thursday. They argue that, while incremental and modest in some respects, the proposals do raise wider points of constitutional principle which suggest English Votes could be the start rather than the end of a much longer process of […]