VIDEO: Meg Russell's UCL Lunch Hour Lecture on 'Does parliament matter?'

Speaker: Professor Meg Russell
9th October 2014

Many people dismiss the Westminster parliament as an ineffective 'talking shop', and similar allegations are commonplace about parliaments in other democracies. But based on substantial research Meg Russell argues that Westminster is influential - and almost certainly increasingly so. Her lecture seeks to dispel some common misconceptions about how parliamentary institutions work, in the UK and beyond.

Related Links

• About Professor Meg Russell
• The Units research on parliament
• The Unit's blog posts on parliament