Detail The Coalition's Millstone; Reforming the House of Lords   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8793 (Jul. 2012), page 48-49. Topik: Politics; Government; Legislatures; Political Parties Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.72 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel When Britain last tinkered with the House of Lords, opponents foresaw a terrible future. Peter Hitchens, writing in the Daily Mail, worried that removing hereditary peers and replacing them with members appointed by the government was "the road to the British Reich". Even Hugo Young, in the left-wing Guardian, thought the changes would result in an "impotent" upper house. More than a decade after that reform took place, the shires are still free of brown-shirts and the lords are more inclined than ever to frustrate the government of the day. Yet there is still nothing quite like House of Lords reform to bubble the blood. Late on July 10th rebellious Conservative MPs prevailed in a legislative wrangle over whether to give time to a bill aimed at making Britain's upper house largely elected. The Labor Party, which supports Lords reform in principle, declined to help the government out, and the vote was pulled at the last minute to avoid an embarrassing defeat. The government will try again, probably with an altered reform package, when MPs return from their summer break. The flop has damaged relations between Tories and their Liberal Democrat coalition partners. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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