Why does the government get defeated in the House of Lords?: The lords, the party system and British politics

British Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-322

  Russell, Meg ^a   Sciara, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

House of lords; Liberal democrats; Parliament; Party system; Veto players; Westminster

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249148160     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200064     Document Type: Article

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