Labour and the house of lords: A case study in constitutional reform

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 290-310

  Shell, Donald ^a  

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EID: 0034164472     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/53.2.290     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. 1 P.A. Bromhead, The House of Lords and Contemporary Politics, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958, especially ch. xii.
2. 2 Cm. 7380 (1948) Parliament Bill 1947. Agreed Statement on Conclusion of Conference of Party Leaders. See also B. Crick, The Reform of Parliament, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964, especially ch. 6.
3. 2 Cm. 7380 (1948) Parliament Bill 1947. Agreed Statement on Conclusion of Conference of Party Leaders. See also B. Crick, The Reform of Parliament, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1964, especially ch. 6.
4. 3 See D. Shell, The House of Lords, Harvester Wheatsheaf, 2nd edn, 1992.
5. 4 See J. Morgan, The House of Lords and the Labour Government 1964-70, Oxford University Press, 1975.
6. 5 See N. Baldwin, 'The House of Lords and the Labour Government 1974-79', Journal of Legislative Studies, vol. 1, 1995.
7. 6 J. Mitchell and A. Davies, Reforming the Lords, IPPR, 1993.
8. 7 See A New Agenda for Democracy: Labour's Proposals for Constitutional Reform. 1993; speech by Tony Blair, 7.2.96, Labour Party Press Release.
9. 8 Report of the Constitutional Commission on Options for a new Second Chamber, (chairman Lord Mackay of Clashfern), published by Douglas Slater, 1999.
10. 9 I. Richard and D. Welfare, Unfinished Business: Reforming the House of Lords, Vintage 1999.
11. 10 New Statesman, July 1998.
12. 11 House of Lords Debs, 14 and 15.10.98, especially cols 921-31.
13. 12 Cm. 4183.
14. 13 Third Report from the Select Committee on Procedure, 1998-99, HL 81.
15. 14 House of Lords Debs, col. 1165, 22.7.99.
16. 15 House of Commons Debs, col. 1209-41, 10.11.99.
17. 16 To Politea, 30.11.99.