Title House of Lords reform since 1911 : must the Lords go? / Peter Dorey and Alexandra Kelso

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource Contents 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 ₆ or most of them: The 1999 House of Lords Act and Beyond -- Conclusion: A Constant Constitutional Conundrum Summary In 1911, the power of the House of Lords was curbed, as a prelude to establishing a more democratic Second Chamber. A century later, the House of Lords is still comprised mostly of appointed peers, with some hereditary peers remaining. This book explains why House of Lords reform has proceeded so erratically since 1911, and why an elected Second Chamber has still not been established 100 years later. Using a range of primary sources, including Cabinet papers, Ministerial correspondence, the archives of the main political parties and the private papers of various key political figures, this unique study traces the main proposals for reform of the Second Chamber during the last 100 years, and notes that even the apparently simplest measures have raised complex or constitutionally awkward problems when exposed to fuller discussion and examination. Furthermore, the issue of House of Lords reform has not only repeatedly revealed disagreements between the main parties, but also marked differences within them, which have exacerbated the problems of securing agreement on proposals for reform Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-235) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords -- Reform SUBJECT Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords fast Subject Central government -- 20th century. Political parties -- 20th century. Constitution: government & the state -- 20th century. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. Politics and Government. Legislative bodies -- Reform Politics and government Central -- national -- federal government -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Political parties -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Constitution: government & the state -- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999. Politics and Government. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056915 Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Kelso, Alexandra. ISBN 9780230306929 0230306926 1283097206 9781283097208 9786613097200 6613097209

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