Detail A House Divided; Electing the Lords   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8774 (Mar. 2012), page 54-55. Topik: Politics; Political Parties; Parliamentary Reform Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The last time a government featuring Liberals tried to reform the House of Lords, the saga paralysed the nation. The monarch refused to co-operate and voters punished the party in a general election that was called over the issue. Only after these agonies did the Parliament Act of 1911, which subjugated the Lords to the Commons and began the erosion of the hereditary principle, become law. A century later, the heirs to the old Liberal Party face scarcely less daunting hurdles as they try to finish the job of Lords reform. Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, assured a parliamentary committee on February 27th that the government was committed to exposing the unelected chamber--a Western anomaly--to democracy. There would be a reduced body of 300 Lords, down from over 800 now. At least 240 would be elected for one-off, 15-year terms under proportional representation, starting in 2015. The remainder would resemble the current chamber: independent-minded experts in various fields, with a smattering of Anglican bishops. The bill could make it into the Queen's Speech (the government's next programme of legislation) in the spring. All three major parties pledged before the last general election to democratise the House of Lords. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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