Ballinger, C: House of Lords 1911-2011

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-289-1
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Hart Studies in Constitutional Law

House of Lords reform is often characterised as unfinished business: a riddle that has been left unanswered since 1911. But rarely can an unanswered riddle have had so many answers offered, even though few have been accepted; indeed, when Viscount Cave was invited in the mid-1920s to lead a Cabinet committee on Lords reform, he complained of finding 'the ground covered by an embarrassing mass of proposals'.That embarrassing mass increased throughout the twentieth century. Much ink has been spilled on what should be done with the upper House of Parliament; much less ink has been expended on why reform has been so difficult to achieve.

This book analyses in detail the principal attempts to reform the House of Lords. Starting with the Parliament Act of 1911 the book examines the century of non-reform that followed, drawing upon substantial archival sources, many of which have been under-utilised until now. These sources challenge many of the existing understandings of the history of House of Lords reform and the reasons for success or failure of reform attempts. The book begins by arguing against the popular idea that the 1911 Act was intended by its supporters to be a temporary measure.

'No one peers included should be allowed to pronounce about the future of the House of Lords without reading Chris Ballinger's authoritative, shrewd and readable account about reform attempts over the past century. He punctures several widely-held myths and claims in the current debate.'Rt Hon Peter Riddell CBEDirector, Institute for Government and former Hansard Society chair

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ballinger, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Reform and Non-reform Reform and Non-reform A Century of Non-reform The Evolution of the House of Lords Twelve Instances of Reform and Non-reform 1 Veto Limitation over Reform: The Parliament Act 1911 The Political Situation, 190607 Cabinet Discussions on Lords Reform, 1907 Budget Rejection, 1909 Between the 1910 Elections The Parliament Bill 1911 Reform following Veto Limitation? 191114 Conclusion 2 'The Battle is Over': House of Lords Reform, 191745 The Bryce Conference, 191718 Cabinet Committees, 192122 The Cabinet Committee, 192527 Lords reform in the 1920s Avoiding Reform, 192845 3 A Pre-emptive Strike: The Parliament Act 1949 Labour and the House of Lords Moves Towards reform, 194347 Nationalisation and House of Lords Reform The Parliament Bill 1947 The Party Leaders' Conference 1948 The Parliament Bill Resumed The Iron and Steel Bill Conclusion 4 Diluting the Hereditary Principle?: The Life Peerages Act 1958 Life Peers Inter-Party Discussions Discussions, 195355 Limiting the Hereditaries: Proposals Wider Reform: The Cabinet Committee, 195556 Short and Long Bills The Life Peerages Bill Limiting the Hereditary Peers Conclusion 5 'The Wedgwood Benn Enabling Bill': The Peerage Act 1963 A Hereditary Life Peerage Earlier Attempts at Renouncing Peerages The Persistent Commoner Fears over Loss of the Hereditary System Party Support for Benn The Committee of Privileges 'Re-election' Seating the 'Defeated' Candidate The Joint Select Committee The Peerage Bill Conclusion 6 Adding to Wilson's Strife: The Inter-Party Conference and the Parliament (No 2) Bill [196869] Abandoning the Unilateral, Two-Stage Approach The Inter-Party Conference The Southern Rhodesia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1968 The White Paper and the Decision to Proceed with the Bill The Parliament (No 2) Bill Abandoning the Bill 1970 Conclusion Epilogue: House of Lords Reform, 197074 After 1974 7 Stage One of Two?: The House of Lords Act 1999 Turning the Tide of Constitutional Reform John Smith's Leadership Tony Blair and House of Lords Reform Post-election 1997 Priorities for the First Session The Cabinet Committee The Queen's Speech 1998 The Weatherill Amendment: Origins The House of Lords Bill By-elections for Hereditary Peers Conclusion 8 The Long Stage Two: The Wakeham Commission and Beyond The Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords Follow-up to the Royals Commissions's Report 200105: Indecision, then a Surprising Move on Reform Lords Reform in Labour's Third Term 2010: General Election and Coalition Government Conclusion 9 Reasons for Reform and Non-reform How and Why Does House of Lords Reform Reach the Cabinet's Agenda? How Do Proposals Change When Under Consideration? How and Why Do Proposals Succeed or Fail? Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ballinger, Chris
Dr Chris. Ballinger is Academic Dean and Official Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford

Chris Ballinger is Academic Dean and Official Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.