House Of Lords Reform

Author : Meg Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780198298311
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reforming the House of Lords written by Meg Russell and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2000 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Meg Russell's book is a valuable contribution to the debate on the further stages of House of Lords reform. It is always useful to gain a greater understanding from the experience of other countries.' -Baroness Jay, Leader of the House of Lords'The debate on the future of the House of Lords has so far been insular and backward-looking. Meg Russell provides and overdue and authoritative corrective in showing the lessons to be learnt from second chamber overseas in the balanced, analytical and highly readable manner that the Constitution Unit has made its trademark. She outlines how an independent and distinctive second chamber could form a central part of the developing constitutional settlement, complementing but not threatening the Commons.' -Peter Riddell, The Times'An excellent addition to the comparative literature on bicameralism which will be of great use to those interested in parliaments, parliamentary reform and comparative government generally' -Campbell Sharman, University of Western Australia'excellent new survey' -The Guardian'Ms Russell's thorough book goes straight to the heart of the hardest questions and gives a sober, efficient account of what is to be said on each side... sound, sensible, and well-researched study.' -Michael Fry, Glasgow Herald, 24/2/00'Russell should be thanked for a valuable, laborious and exhaustive study carried out in a fair and honest spirit... provides a thorough professional exercise... shrewd political judgments.' -John Vincent, LRB, 16/3/00The constitution of Britain is changing rapidly, and the House of Lords is next on the agenda for reform. This book provides an international context, using material as yet unpublished in the UK. What can we learn from the appointed Canadian Senate, the elected Australian Senate, the German federal Bundesrat, or our other European neighbours.

Author : P. Dorey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230306926
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book House of Lords Reform Since 1911 written by P. Dorey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Meg Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199671567
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Contemporary House of Lords written by Meg Russell and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting a detailed portrait of the House of Lords since reform removed most hereditary members in 1999, this book demonstrates the chamber's newly diverse membership and substantial policy impact in British politics. It also places the Lords in a comparative context, asks if it can be considered 'legitimate', and examines the likelihood of reform.

Author : Donald Shell
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719054433
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The House of Lords written by Donald Shell and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book explores the debate on the reform of the House of Lords and analyzes its work in the wider context of constitutional reform. Donald Shell examines the considerable changes that the House has undergone and looks at ways in which it might be further reformed. The book provides a clear overview and a critical analysis of proposals for its reform. It looks at the legislative work of the House and considers its relationship with the Commons and the Government. Arguments for and against a unicameral system are considered and comparisons made with second chambers in other countries. Finally, past and present proposals for reform are examined, as are the obstacles in the way of reform and the future of the Constitution.

Author : Saskia Mahlstede
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638720012
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On which basis should the house of lords be reformed written by Saskia Mahlstede and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: 66% (1,7), University of the West of England, Bristol, language: English, abstract: House of Lords reform has been talked about for over a century, but the subject has been of most recent attention as, in 1999, Tony Blair’s New Labour Party introduced a reform for the Upper Chamber to make it more representative and democratic. But the government only conducted the first stage of this reform, consisting in a merely partial abolition of the hereditary peers. Since then, the composition of the House of Lords is only temporary while proposals for a second reform stage are being discussed for five years now. The aim of this paper is to analyze on which basis the House of Lords should be reformed.

Author : Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 0101702728
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The House of Lords written by Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-02-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The White Paper aims to set the stage for the upcoming free votes on the composition of a future House of Lords. It has therefore been drafted to reflect arguments in a balanced way and take account of discussions in the Cross-party Working Group on Lords Reform. It also sets out the way a hybrid House (where 50% of the members were elected and 50% appointed) might work. The Paper is organised under the following sections: background; current steps towards reform of the House of Lords; international comparisons; a reformed chamber: principles of composition; a reformed chamber: elected, appointed or hybrid; a reformed chamber: a statutory appointments commission; a reformed chamber: membership; a reformed chamber: transition.

Author : Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101807722
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book House of Lords reform draft bill written by Great Britain: Deputy Prime Minister's Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a draft Bill and white paper on proposals to change the House of Lords into a more democratically elected second chamber. A cross-party Committee met seven times from June to December 2010 and considered all reform issues related to the House of Lords. Agreement was reached on a large number of issues but differences in opinion remain on the size of the elected element and the type of electoral system. The Government now wants to take the discussion forward to a debate on the detail. Proposals include an 80 percent elected House of Lords but a wholly elected House of Lords has not been ruled out. The Draft Bill sets out elections using the Single Transferable Vote system but it is recognised that a case can be made for other proportional systems too. Other proposals, name, size, functions, powers and term length are some of several issues discussed.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780108475818
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Draft House of Lords Reform Bill written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of reform of the House of Lords has a long history since the Parliament Act 1911, and since the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the right of all but 92 hereditary peers to sit in the Lords, there has been a number of initiatives to further the debate on reform. The latest proposals are contained in the draft Bill (Cm. 8077, ISBN 9780101807722) published in May 2011, which was referred to the Joint Committee. In this report the Joint Committee acknowledges the controversial aspects of certain of the proposals and the members of the Committee reflect wider differences of opinion, many of the report's recommendations being decided by a majority. The majority supports the need for an electoral mandate, provided the House has commensurate powers. The current functions and role would continue, but the House would probably seek to be more assertive, to an extent that cannot be predicted. The Committee recommends a House of 450 members, 80% elected on a system of Single Transferable Voting (preferably that used in New South Wales, not the one proposed in the Bill) for a 15 year term.The main sections of the report cover: functions, role, primacy of the Commons and conventions; electoral system, size, voting system and constituencies; appointments, bishops and ministers; transition, salaries, IPSA, disqualification. The Committee recommends that, in view of the significance of the constitutional change, the Government should submit the decision to a referendum.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resolution on the Reform of the House of Lords (Reform) written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Archibald Philip Primrose Earl of Rosebery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reform of the House of Lords written by Archibald Philip Primrose Earl of Rosebery and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: