Louise Thompson (@louisevthompson.bsky.social)

The controversial origins of centralised agenda control at Westminster The 1902 ‘Balfour reforms’ established a core feature of the UK House of Commons: ministers’ control of its agenda. In a new article, summarised in this blogpost, Tom Fleming, Simon Hix, and Radoslaw Zubek explore how this important change came about, and question the idea that it was adopted with cross-party consensus. https://constitution-unit.com/2024/12/13/the-controversial-origins-of-centralised-agenda-control-at-westminster/