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What is the role of parliament? Walter Bagehot declared that 'parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.'1 The term parliament is in fact taken from the French meaning 'speaking' and was first used in 1275 under Edward I. The British parliament has infact evolved over centuries and is very different to the first parliament, even toady is still evolving with Blair's proposed reform2s for the House of Lords. By the 15th century there was a clear two chambers and the House of Commons contained Knights of the realm. The Civil war expanded the power of parliament which was codified into authority when William III came to the throne accepting conditions set out by Parliament. The power of the Commons rose continuously from 1832-67 with the Reform Acts and by 1868 there was an emergence of the cabinet. The 2oth century has seen the...

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