The only function of Parliament which remains to be considered is the informing function, as I just now called it; the function which belongs to it, or to members of it, to bring before the nation the ideas, grievances, and wishes of special classes.
Bagehot identifies the informing function of Parliament as crucial for representing the interests of various classes.
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