Further Reading

Overview

Parliament’s Role
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/

Guides to Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/guides/

Daily Business
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/

Making laws
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/

Committees
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/

House of Commons
http://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/

BBC Parliament
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/bbcparliament

Origins and Growth of Parliament
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/citizen_subject/origins.htm

Representation

UK General Election Results
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/07/live-uk-election-results-in-full

Britain’s parliament is no longer representative of its population
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/nicholas-mazzei/2015-election_b_6496948.html

Five Ways to make Parliament representative
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/5824227/Five_ways_to_make_Parliament_representative/

How to make Parliament representative
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100014169/how-to-make-parliament-representative/

UK elects most diverse parliament yet, but it’s still not representative
http://constitution-unit.com/2015/05/14/uk-elects-most-diverse-parliament-ever-but-its-still-not-representative/

Scrutiny

If parliament is to be truly effective, committees must become powerful
http://www.democraticaudit.com/?p=11941

House of Lords Report: Holding the Executive to account
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201012/ldselect/ldspeak/136/13605.htm

Improving the effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmselect/cmproc/800/800.pdf

Parliament & Government

SNP de facto opposition
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/13/labour-snp-opposition-uk-parliament-westminster