Dr Emma Peplow (History of Parliament Trust, UK), Dr Priscila Pivatto (History of Parliament Trust, UK)
Parliament is Britain's most important political institution, yet its workings remain obscure to academics and the wider public alike. MPs are often seen as 'out of touch' or 'all the same' and their individual motivations, achievements and regrets remain in the background of party politics. In this book, Emma Peplow and Priscila Pivatto draw on the History of Parliament Trust's collection of oral history interviews with postwar British MPs to highlight their diverse political experiences in Parliament. Featuring extracts from a collection of interviews with over 160 former MPs who sat...
Parliament is Britain's most important political institution, yet its workings remain obscure to academics and the wider public alike. MPs are often s...
