Painting a detailed portrait of the House of Lords since reform removed most hereditary members in 1999, this book demonstrates the chamber's newly diverse memb

A stunning collection that traverses the borders of culture and time, from the 2011 winner of the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award In House of Lords and Commons, the r

Originally published in 1958, the essential purpose of this book was to present a picture of the unreformed House of Lords at work as part of the effective syst

'Meg Russell's book is a valuable contribution to the debate on the further stages of House of Lords reform. It is always useful to gain a greater understanding

Examines the upper houses of the world's parliaments within their own political systems, capturing their development over time and characterizing their relation