House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? /
Dorey, Peter, 1959-
House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? / Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso.
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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.
9780230306929 9780230271661
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords --Reform--20th century.
Legislative bodies--Reform--History--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Politics and government.
Electronic books.
House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? / Peter Dorey, Alexandra Kelso.
Electronic book available via the Ebook Central platform.
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.
9780230306929 9780230271661
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords --Reform--20th century.
Legislative bodies--Reform--History--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Politics and government.
Electronic books.