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Again, read Ian Dunt's book. To be slightly facetious, it might perhaps be better to shut down parliament all of the time! The one part that seems to be working well is, perhaps surprisingly, the House of Lords. But get rid of the bishops and the hereditary lords please, they have no role to play. Keep a balance so no one has a majority, get in more domain experts, and allow people to focus on the nuts and bolts of running a country rather than the political grandstanding that occurs in the Commons.
Caused by populist politicians who have knowingly substituted campaigning for governing.
We would all benefit from less politics.
Parliament should not shut down for the party conference season.