House of Lords Reform Since 1911

Must the Lords Go?
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-32271-8
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dorey, P.

Kelso, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

PETER DOREY Reader in British Politics at Cardiff University, UK. He has published widely on various aspects of post-1945 British politics and public policy. His previous books include (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) , , and
 
ALEXANDRA KELSO Lecturer in Politics at the University of Southampton, UK. She is author of , of chapters in and 9 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), and is the principal investigator on an ESRC-funded research project running between 2010-2012 examining the House of Commons select committee system.