|
On 3 July 2007 the Prime Minister launched a green paper, The Governance of Britain, which outlined the Government’s plans for the renewal of our constitution. The Ministry of Justice has been given responsibility for this work, in partnership with other government departments. This website will provide information and regular updates on the Governance of Britain programme. In the coming months, the site will also provide opportunities for you to contribute to discussions. |
Tools |
|
Latest news7 May 2008
The two Houses of Parliament have established a Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, published by the Ministry of Justice on 25 March 2008. The remit of the Committee is to consider the draft Bill, and report on it to both Houses by 18 July.
At the Committee’s first meeting on Tuesday 6 May, [...]
7 May 2008
The Hansard Society are holding an event to debate the implications of the Procedure Committee’s recent report on e-Petitions, discuss what the next steps might be, how the process might work to ensure that the public are engaged and limit disillusionment with Parliament.
The debate will take place on Tuesday 20 May, 6 - 7.15pm at the House [...]
17 April 2008
The House Magazine in association with The Constitution Unit, University College London are hosting a conference on the Governance of Britain on Wednesday 21 May. More information and the conference programme can be found here.
|
What others are sayingA paper discussed at a Rowntree seminar on governance Policy in a multicultural society cannot be based on insisting that everyone simply sign up to a mythical, eternal set of "British values"...But nor can it rest on a desire to respect the equally fantastical, fixed culture of minorities. There's got to be more to it than merely answering multiple choice questions by rote or God forbid if the dreaded 'British Day' gets the go ahead, standing in orderly queues all day followed by a night of binge drinking. This listing is automatically generated from our account on the del.icio.us social bookmarking website -
|
|
Related documents
Download the full documents on aspects of the Governance of Britain programme:
|
||