The Changing Constitution

Part 1 Traditional doctrine reviewed: the rule of law today, Jeffrey Jowell the sovereignty of parliament - in perpetuity?, A.W.Bradley ministerial respondibility - myth or reality?, Colin Turpin the theory and practice of modern British democracy, Anthony H.Birch. Part 2 Modern British government - practice and problems: the parties and parliament - representative or intra-party democracy?, Dawn Oliver select committees and back-bench power, Gavin Drewry the control of public expenditure, Micheal Elliott the executive power today - bargaining and economic control, Terence Daintith regulating non-government bodies - privatization, accountability and the public or private divide, Norman Lewis contral-local relations - the balance of power, Malcolm Grant the police - independence and accountability, Geoffrey Marshall Northern Ireland and the British constitution, Christopher McCrudden. Part 3 Towards constitutional reform: the constitution - decline and renewal, Anthony Lester electoral reform, David Butler regional devolution, David Marquand freedom of information - the constitutional impact, Rodney Austin.