House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? / Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso.
By: Dorey, Peter [author.]
.Contributor(s): Kelso, Alexandra [author.] | ProQuest (Firm) [distributor.].Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780230306929; 9780230271661.Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- Reform -- 20th century | Legislative bodies -- Reform -- History -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and governmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional Physical Form: Print version: 9781349322718Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print. | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Introduction -- Firing the first shots: the 1911 Parliament Act and the 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 -- Out with the hereditary peers - or most of them: the 1999 House of Lords Act and beyond -- Conclusion: a constant constitutional conundrum.
Examines the debates and developments about House of Lords reform since 1911, and notes that disagreements have occurred within, as well as between, the main political parties and governments throughout this time. It draws attention to how various proposals for reform have raised a wider range constitutional and political problems.
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