Sentences with phrase «less biddable»

And now I don't make models of anything, but instead have to contend with life - size (or 1:1, as it's known in the craft world) objects that are considerably less biddable — and typically come «glue not included.»

More generally, our previous research has also found little evidence that the 2010 reforms had increased parliamentarians» engagement with the committee system in terms of attendance or turnover, nor that they had encouraged a new breed of parliamentarian (e.g. younger, less biddable, more rebellious, representing Parliament rather than government, and focused on scrutiny rather than climbing the ministerial ladder (see here, here and here)-RRB-.

Is there any evidence then that the election of Select Committee chairs has brought in a different kind of parliamentarian — younger, less biddable, more rebellious, representing parliament rather than government, and focused on scrutiny rather than climbing the ministerial ladder?