The House of Lords 1911-2011 : a century of non-reform / Chris Ballinger
| The House of Lords 1911-2011 : a century of non-reform / Chris Ballinger |
| Autore | Ballinger Chris <1977-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.41071 |
| Collana | Hart studies in constitutional law |
| Soggetto topico | Legislative bodies - Reform |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4725-6120-1
1-299-09072-9 1-78225-048-4 1-78225-049-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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, 1906-07 -- Cabinet Discussions on Lords Reform, 1907 -- Budget Rejection, 1909 -- Between the 1910 Elections -- The Parliament Bill 1911 -- Reform following Veto Limitation? 1911-14 -- Conclusion -- 2 'The Battle is Over': House of Lords Reform, 1917-45 -- The Bryce Conference, 1917-18 -- Cabinet Committees, 1921-22 -- The Cabinet Committee, 1925-27 -- Lords reform in the 1920s -- Avoiding Reform, 1928-45 -- 3 A Pre-emptive Strike: The Parliament Act 1949 -- Labour and the House of Lords -- Moves Towards reform, 1943-47 -- 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, 1953-55 -- Limiting the Hereditaries: Proposals -- Wider Reform: The Cabinet Committee, 1955-56 -- 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 [1968-69] -- 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, 1970-74 -- 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 -- 2001-05: 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462745603321 |
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| Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, [2012] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The House of Lords 1911-2011 : a century of non-reform / Chris Ballinger
| The House of Lords 1911-2011 : a century of non-reform / Chris Ballinger |
| Autore | Ballinger Chris <1977-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.41071 |
| Collana | Hart studies in constitutional law |
| Soggetto topico | Legislative bodies - Reform |
| ISBN |
1-4725-6120-1
1-299-09072-9 1-78225-048-4 1-78225-049-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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, 1906-07 -- Cabinet Discussions on Lords Reform, 1907 -- Budget Rejection, 1909 -- Between the 1910 Elections -- The Parliament Bill 1911 -- Reform following Veto Limitation? 1911-14 -- Conclusion -- 2 'The Battle is Over': House of Lords Reform, 1917-45 -- The Bryce Conference, 1917-18 -- Cabinet Committees, 1921-22 -- The Cabinet Committee, 1925-27 -- Lords reform in the 1920s -- Avoiding Reform, 1928-45 -- 3 A Pre-emptive Strike: The Parliament Act 1949 -- Labour and the House of Lords -- Moves Towards reform, 1943-47 -- 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, 1953-55 -- Limiting the Hereditaries: Proposals -- Wider Reform: The Cabinet Committee, 1955-56 -- 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 [1968-69] -- 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, 1970-74 -- 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 -- 2001-05: 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786088003321 |
Ballinger Chris <1977->
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| Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, [2012] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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