House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go?
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House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go?
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
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Bibliography: p. 230-235
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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 - or most of them: The 1999 House of Lords Act and Beyond Conclusion: A Constant Constitutional Conundrum
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