House of Lords reform since 1911[ele...
Dorey, Peter, (1959-)

 

  • House of Lords reform since 1911[electronic resource] :must the Lords go? /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 328.41/071
    書名/作者: House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? // Peter Dorey and Alexandra Kelso.
    作者: Dorey, Peter,
    其他作者: Kelso, Alexandra.
    出版者: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011.
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource.
    附註: Includes index.
    標題: Great Britain - Politics and government - 20th century.
    標題: Great Britain - Politics and government - 21st century.
    標題: Great Britain. - Parliament.
    標題: Political Science.
    標題: POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government
    標題: POLITICAL SCIENCE - History & Theory.
    標題: Great Britain - Fiction.
    ISBN: 9780230306929 (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 0230306926 (electronic bk.)
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-235) and index.
    內容註: Introduction -- Firing the First Shots: The 1911 Parliament Act and Inter-War Initiatives -- Labour Learns the Complexities of Lords Reform: The 1949 Parliament Act -- Pouring New Wine into the Old Bottle: The 1958 Life Peerages Act -- A Right of Renunciation: The 1963 Peerage Act -- Crossman Can't Convince his Colleagues: The 1969 Parliament (No. 2) Bill 202 -- Out With the Hereditary Peers b6 s or most of them: The 1999 House of Lords Act and Beyond -- Conclusion: A Constant Constitutional Conundrum.
    摘要、提要註: In 1911, the power of the House of Lords was curbed, as a prelude to establishing a more democratic Second Chamber. A century later, the House of Lords is still comprised mostly of appointed peers, with some hereditary peers remaining. This book explains why House of Lords reform has proceeded so erratically since 1911, and why an elected Second Chamber has still not been established 100 years later. Using a range of primary sources, including Cabinet papers, Ministerial correspondence, the archives of the main political parties and the private papers of various key political figures, this unique study traces the main proposals for reform of the Second Chamber during the last 100 years, and notes that even the apparently simplest measures have raised complex or constitutionally awkward problems when exposed to fuller discussion and examination. Furthermore, the issue of House of Lords reform has not only repeatedly revealed disagreements between the main parties, but also marked differences within them, which have exacerbated the problems of securing agreement on proposals for reform.
    電子資源: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
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