Parliament Matters

By Hansard Society

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Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters!


Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society.



Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend.



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Episode Date
Post Office Horizon scandal: what is Parliament doing about it?
May 03, 2024
Is AI set to destroy trust in elections? Tackling misinformation in politics & Parliament
Apr 30, 2024
Rwanda Bill becomes law: but what was really going on behind the scenes in Parliament?
Apr 26, 2024
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: free vote blows smoke in Rishi Sunak's eyes
Apr 18, 2024
William Wragg's honeytrap crisis and is Speaker Hoyle under threat?
Apr 12, 2024
Defending free speech from SLAPPs
Mar 29, 2024
Another Rwanda roadblock
Mar 22, 2024
Unheard: the parliamentary snubbing of Diane Abbott
Mar 15, 2024
The Budget: is the democratic deficit as bad as the financial deficit?
Mar 08, 2024
The Foreign Affairs Committee: commentator or influencer?
Mar 04, 2024
The Commons Speaker survives (for now), Liz Truss takes on the ‘Deep State’, plus how do we detoxify politics?
Mar 01, 2024
The decline and fall of the political interview
Feb 27, 2024
Commons chaos: Can the Speaker survive a monumental misjudgement?
Feb 23, 2024
Urgent Questions: PMQs, whipping, Sinn Fein MPs, access to security passes, hospitality facilities in Parliament and much more!
Feb 16, 2024
Gaffes and grace at PMQs
Feb 09, 2024
A potty-mouthed Parliament?
Feb 02, 2024
What if they gave a coup and nobody came? The Tory leadership soap opera continued
Jan 26, 2024
War powers, Rwanda ‘mayhem’ and Ian Dunt on the state of Westminster
Jan 19, 2024
The inside story: Parliament and the Post Office Horizon scandal
Jan 12, 2024
Election alert and the year ahead in Parliament: Why are so many election rules being changed?
Jan 05, 2024
Parliament Matters Explains: How does Parliament make laws?
Jan 02, 2024
Michael Crick & Tomorrow’s MPs: The latest news on parliamentary candidate selections
Dec 29, 2023
Parliament Matters Explains: What do MPs actually do?
Dec 27, 2023
Is Parliament a decaying organism? Lord Lisvane on our crumbling constitution
Dec 22, 2023
‘These guys like to be written about’: The art of parliamentary sketchwriting, with Rob Hutton
Dec 18, 2023
High drama or damp squib?… And what’s happening with pairing?
Dec 15, 2023
Westenders: The battle for the heart and soul of the Conservative Party
Dec 08, 2023
Special feature: The genesis of PARLY, with Tony Grew
Dec 04, 2023
Legislative bodging: No way to run a chip shop!
Dec 01, 2023
Parliament’s ‘Wastefinder General’ on the ‘Big Nasties’
Nov 24, 2023
Total reshuffle, emergency legislation and Parliament’s ‘Golden Ticket’
Nov 17, 2023
Urgent Questions #1
Nov 13, 2023
All change on the Committee corridor and regulating the conduct and standards of MPs
Nov 12, 2023
The King’s Speech, State Opening and the 1922 Committee
Nov 10, 2023
Introducing: Parliament Matters - The Hansard Society's new podcast about the institution at the heart of our democracy
Nov 01, 2023