The governance of Britain
The governance of Britain
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英国的治理
DOI:
10.2307/1856420
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发表时间:
1976
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
H. Wilson
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文献类型:
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作者:
H. Wilson
The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and departmental logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing that it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specified. Contents Foreword 5 Executive summary 6 Introduction 9 1. Limiting the powers of the executive 15 Moving royal prerogative powers to Parliament 16 Deploying the Armed Forces abroad 18 Ratifying treaties 19 Dissolving Parliament 20 Recalling the House of Commons 21 Placing the Civil Service on a statutory footing 21 Wider review and reforms of the prerogative executive powers 23 Role of the Attorney General 24 The Government's role in ecclesiastical, judicial and public appointments 25 Appointments in the Church of England 25 Other non-executive appointments 27 Judicial appointments 27 Streamlining public appointments 28 Improving current processes and strengthening the House of Commons' role 28 Limiting Ministers' involvement in the granting of honours 30 2. Making the executive more accountable 31 National security 32 Intelligence and Security Committee 32 National Security Strategy 33 Parliament's scrutiny of Government 34 Departmental debates in the House of Commons 34 Transparency of Government expenditure 35 Independence of the Office for National Statistics 36 Regions and responsibility 37 Regional Ministers 37 Regional select committees 38 Reforming the Ministerial Code 39 3. Re-invigorating our democracy 40 Renewing the accountability of Parliament 41 House of Lords reform 41 Revitalising the House of Commons 42 Westminster and devolution 43 Making Parliament more representative 44 Election day 45 Voting systems 46 Improving direct democracy 46 Petitions 46 Restrictions on protests around Parliament 48 Right of charities to campaign 48 Local communities 49 4. Britain's future: the citizen and the state 53 Citizenship and national identity 53 Our common British values 57 Developing a British statement of values 58 British Bill of Rights and Duties 60 Constitution 62 4 Foreword Our constitutional arrangements fundamentally underpin how we function as a nation. The nature of the relationship the Government has with citizens, the credibility of our institutions, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens all determine the health of our democracy. Without a shared national purpose, and a strong bond between people and government, we cannot meet the challenges of today's world – whether in guaranteeing security, delivering world class education and health services, building strong communities, or responding to …