Publisher's Synopsis
These nineteen essays describe, often for the first time, aspects of the organization and working of Parliament. Many are written by the staff of Parliament. Special emphasis is placed on the way Westminster acts increasingly as an important information broker for the nation. This growing activity has changed ParliamentÆs work from being a rather private happening in the æbest club in LondonÆ to being widely reported in all media to an alert and better informed public. ParliamentÆs work mixing as it does ideas, truth and prejudice, continues to fascinate and draw comment and at times of crisis to focus the debate of the nation. This book concerns the little known work of the staff who sustain it. - -
