On which basis should the house of lords be reformed
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Saskia Mahlstede | ISBN: | 9783638720014 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag | Publication: | April 18, 2007 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag | Language: | English |
| Author: | Saskia Mahlstede |
| ISBN: | 9783638720014 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Verlag |
| Publication: | April 18, 2007 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Verlag |
| Language: | English |
Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: 66% (1,7), University of the West of England, Bristol, 11 entries in the bibliography, 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.
Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: 66% (1,7), University of the West of England, Bristol, 11 entries in the bibliography, 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.
