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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... Labour Party , to be serious about governing Britain , cannot duck the issue any longer . Ducking this issue is something that the Labour Party has managed particu- larly well in its ninety - six year history . No serious attempt has ...
... Labour Party , to be serious about governing Britain , cannot duck the issue any longer . Ducking this issue is something that the Labour Party has managed particu- larly well in its ninety - six year history . No serious attempt has ...
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Paul Richards. In 96 years of party conferences , totalling an equivalent of two years ' solid debates , Labour has spent approximately a quarter of an hour discussing the Monarchy . Labour's Prime Ministers have all been staunch ...
Paul Richards. In 96 years of party conferences , totalling an equivalent of two years ' solid debates , Labour has spent approximately a quarter of an hour discussing the Monarchy . Labour's Prime Ministers have all been staunch ...
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... Labour Party is not committed to a republican solution to Britain's constitutional ills . After all , if the Party wasn't republican in 1924 , when the issue was on the con- ference agenda just six years after the Russian revolution ...
... Labour Party is not committed to a republican solution to Britain's constitutional ills . After all , if the Party wasn't republican in 1924 , when the issue was on the con- ference agenda just six years after the Russian revolution ...
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