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The House Of Lords And Ideological Politics
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Author : Corinne Comstock Weston
language : en
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Release Date : 1995
The House Of Lords And Ideological Politics written by Corinne Comstock Weston and has been published by American Philosophical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This study of ideological politics in Victorian and Edwardian England centers on a referendal theory promoted by the great Lord Salisbury when he opposed William Gladstone's Liberal gov'ts. It was subsequently carried forward in the form of the referendum by Salisbury's son-in-law and ideological heir, the second Lord Selborne. Salisbury is today recognized as the most successful electorally of Conservative leaders. Selborne, though not as well known to historians, had a high contemporary reputation as an imperial proconsul who had united S. Africa. According to the referendal theory, the House of Lords had a duty to refer disputed legislation to the electorate when the House of Commons, in the lords' judgment, lacked a mandate for the measure in question. That is, the lords' political barometer was not the commons, as Gladstone contended, but the nat. at large. If this proposition prevailed, the lords could freely exercise an independent legislative veto in an age of expanding democracy. Not until the Liberals passed the Parliament Act (1911) were they able to counter the theory effectively. But well before this, Selborne's advocacy of the referendum was challenged by another Conservative leader, Lord Curzon, who had served for a decade as viceroy of India. Their rivalry is one of this study's most provocative and illuminating themes.
House Of Lords Ideological Politics
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Author : cc weston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
House Of Lords Ideological Politics written by cc weston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
The House Of Lords
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Author : Donald Shell
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 1988
The House Of Lords written by Donald Shell and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
Over recent years the House of Lords has become more prominent in the business of government, with Mrs. Thatcher suffering some of her worst parliamentary setbacks at the hands of peers. This full-length study of the House analyzes its contemporary role in British politics, its procedures and membership, and considers various proposals for reform. The book's comprehensiveness will prove invaluable to those seeking a clearer understanding of the operation and make-up of Britain's Upper Chamber. Contents: 1 The House of Lords and Constitutional Development; 2 Membership of the House; 3 The Role of Political Parties in the House; 4 The Organization and Procedure of the House; 5 The Legislative Work of the House; 6 The Treatment of Government Legislation, 1979-87; 7 The Deliberative Work of the House; 8 Select Committees and Secondary Legislation; 9 What Role for the Lords?; Appendix A: Expenses Payments for Peers and Remuneration for Office Holders in the House of Lords; Appendix B: Peerages Disclaimed, 1963-87; Appendix C: Debates and Select Committee Reports on Televising the House of Lords; Principal Sources; Bibliography; Index^R
The Irish House Of Lords 1780 1800
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Author : Charlotte Mary Murphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Irish House Of Lords 1780 1800 written by Charlotte Mary Murphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
This thesis covers the Irish House of Lords in the last two decades of its life. A number of important themes run through the work - the regency crisis, patronage, the management of the Lords, the relationship between the Lords and Commons. These themes, explored from different angles, are vital to an understanding of the political role of the upper house in the 1780s and 1790s. This study is confined to the Lords as a political institution and thus its judicial role as final court of appeal, which was restored to it in 1782, will not be explored here. The thesis consists of two parts. Part one examines the structure and powers of the House of Lords while part two looks at the parties and policies of the house. Chapter one discusses the British constitution as imposed upon Ireland. Chapter two suggests the reasons why constitutional changes were introduced in 1782, and looks at the contribution made by the Irish House of Lords in securing these changes. Chapter three explores the various channels of influence which the peers enjoyed. Chapter four explores the sometimes tense relationship between Lords and Commons. Chapter five examines management of the House of Lords by Dublin Castle. Part two, begins at chapter six. This chapter explores the leadership of both parties within the Lords. Chapter seven looks at how patronage was used to reward those who were loyal to the government. Chapter eight explores the influence of the Whig opposition. Chapter nine looks at the controversial attempts made by Pitt and his ministry during the 1790s to win the support of catholics and turn them from the lure of French ideas, and of the response of the peers to these attempts. Chapter ten is concerned with the relationship between the peers of the House of Lords and the lords lieutenant during the 1790s. Chapter eleven looks at the Union and the House of Lords and attempts to answer the question historians have long asked: why did the Irish parliament and the House of Lords in particular, look favourably on the proposed union of the two kingdoms and the end of their own institution? The House of Lords in the closing decades of the eighteenth century was an institution within which the wealth and power of the kingdom could be found. Its members were politically active, both inside and outside the house. It contained a majority who saw the Crown as the source of stability, but it was a living and evolving political organism and therefore it contained men who believed that the Crown should have its influence limited. This evolution is also demonstrated in its desire for political change in 1782 and 1788. Its last, and perhaps most radical decision, was to vote for its own demise in 1900.
Peers Politics And Power
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Author : Clyve Jones
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1986-01-01
Peers Politics And Power written by Clyve Jones and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with History categories.
This book brings together a substantial and representative selection of recent writings on the House of Lords from the accession of James I to the Parliament Act of 1911. The editors provide a general historiographical survey and a bibliography of recent writings on the House of Lords during the period.
Reform Of The House Of Lords
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Author : Philip Norton
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-12
Reform Of The House Of Lords written by Philip Norton and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-12 with categories.
This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britain's second chamber. The House of Lords has long been the subject of proposals for reform some successful, others not and calls for the existing membership to be replaced by elected members have been a staple of political debate. The debate has been characterised by heat rather than light, proponents and opponents of change often talking past one another. This work gives shape to the debate, drawing out the role of the House of Lords, previous attempts at reform, and the different approaches to the future of the House. It develops the argument for each and analyses the current state of the debate about the future of the upper house in Britain's political system.
Parliamentary Politics And The Home Rule Crisis
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Author : William C. Lubenow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1988
Parliamentary Politics And The Home Rule Crisis written by William C. Lubenow and has been published by Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
In this wide-ranging study of British parliamentary politics at the time of the Irish Home Rule crisis, W.C. Lubenow analyzes the House of Commons division lists to establish voting patterns and compares these with the partisan, social, and constituency backgrounds of its Members. Drawing on both statistical and manuscript sources, Lubenow describes the responses to ideological issues, including Gladstone's Home Rule policy, and examines the elements that shaped it. The result is a bold new study of the extent to which parliamentary behavior can be explained by theories of political maneuvering, social class, and constituency influence.
Politics And Ideology In England 1603 1640
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Author : J. P. Sommerville
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1986
Politics And Ideology In England 1603 1640 written by J. P. Sommerville and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
The years before the Civil War were a critical period in England's political and constitutional development, and have been the subject of vigorous debate. Some historians argue that the Civil War had few long-term origins, while others discern deeper roots. Dr Sommerville here looks at the contemporary view of politics and at the ideologies, both in theory and in action, which contributed to the turbulent years before 1640.
Royalists And Patriots
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Author : J.P. Sommerville
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-17
Royalists And Patriots written by J.P. Sommerville and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-17 with History categories.
This well-known book reasserts the central importance of political and religious ideology in the origins of the English Civil War. Recent historiography has concentrated on its social and economic causes: Sommerville reminds us what the people of the time thought they were fighting about. Examining the main political theories in c.17th England - the Divine Right of Kings, government by consent, and the ancient constitution - he considers their impact on actual events. He draws on major political thinkers like Hobbes and Locke, but also on lesser but more representative figures, to explore what was new in these ideas and what was merely the common currency of the age. This major new edition incorporates all the latest thinking on the subject.
Party Ideology And Popular Politics At The Accession Of George Iii
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Author : John Brewer
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1981-12-10
Party Ideology And Popular Politics At The Accession Of George Iii written by John Brewer and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-12-10 with History categories.
This book is a reappraisal of English politics in the first decade of George III's reign. It sets out to explain how party politics changed, and what problems that created for the parliamentary elite. The issues of party, of patriotism as it manifested itself in the elder Pitt's political career, and of the relations between the notions of ministerial responsibility and the powers of the Crown are all used to illuminate the nature of political conflict. Special emphasis is placed on Burke's notions of party. The schisms created by this reconfiguration of party politics, Dr Brewer argues, had effects beyond Westminster. He discusses extra-parliamentary forms of political expression, notably the press, and goes on to show how the career of John Wilkes and the critique of British politics developed by American radicals gave focus to a variety of political discontents, and produced new arguments in favour of parliamentary reform. Throughout his study he emphasises the interplay between popular and parliamentary politics. His work is designed to show that the 'political nation' included many other than the parliamentary classes, and that the political conflicts of the period cannot be properly understood without a full examination of political ideology.