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After seven centuries, the British Parlia- ment is experiencing, in typically subdued British fashion, a revolution in its ways. Over the last 20 years, says Norton, a po- litical scientist at the University of Hull, Parliament has become more aggressive and influential. For better or for worse, it has come in some ways to resemble the
U.S. Congress.
Britain's political tradition favors a strong executive, a...