This wide-ranging study, by one of the UK's leading scholars of British politics, presents a fascinating picture of the role of the MP during the last 150 years. It looks at the three major roles of backbench MPs - the partisan role, the constituency role, and the scrutiny role. Rush argues that balance between them has changes significantly and the conflict between the MP as a partisan and as a check on the government creates a dilemma at the heart of parliamentary government.
1. Parliamentary Government 2. The Political Context 3. The Adaptation of Parliament 4. The Socio-Economic Transformation of the House of Commons 5. The Professionalisation of the Member of Parliament 6. Parliamentary Participation: Continuity and Change I 7. The Role of the Member and Parliament: Continuity and Change II 8. From Gentlemen to Players: Complementary, Separate or Conflicting Roles?
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