Long to Reign Over Us?Fabian Society, 1996 - 25 pagini New Labour is in favour of reforming the House of Commons and the House of Lords, introducing Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, a Bill of Rights and a Freedom of Information Act. Yet it has so far remained silent on the future of the institution at the heart of Britain's constitution, the Monarchy. In this exciting new pamphlet, Paul Richards, a loyal monarchist, argues that if the Monarchy is to continue it must be reformed. -- Page 4 of cover. |
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... Civil List could no longer keep up with inflation . One of the members , Douglas Houghton , the Labour member for Sowerby , devised a plan to establish parlia- mentary scrutiny over the Civil List . The Houghton Plan became official La ...
... Civil List could no longer keep up with inflation . One of the members , Douglas Houghton , the Labour member for Sowerby , devised a plan to establish parlia- mentary scrutiny over the Civil List . The Houghton Plan became official La ...
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... Civil List funds . In 1994 Prince Charles expressed the view that the Royal Family might be financed by reverting to the pre - 1760 arrangement : claiming the Crown Estate revenues , and ending the Civil List . Today's idea of the Civil ...
... Civil List funds . In 1994 Prince Charles expressed the view that the Royal Family might be financed by reverting to the pre - 1760 arrangement : claiming the Crown Estate revenues , and ending the Civil List . Today's idea of the Civil ...
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... Civil List is the remnants of the pre - democratic rule of monarchs . The funding by government departments might be seen as a way of fiddling the figures to keep the bottom line of the Civil List at a level less likely to cause public ...
... Civil List is the remnants of the pre - democratic rule of monarchs . The funding by government departments might be seen as a way of fiddling the figures to keep the bottom line of the Civil List at a level less likely to cause public ...
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