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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... choose the Prime Minister , and dissolve parliament , to confer honours and to appoint judges . In practice these powers are largely passed to ministers who can act as dictators in a range of areas without reference to parliament . The ...
... choose the Prime Minister , and dissolve parliament , to confer honours and to appoint judges . In practice these powers are largely passed to ministers who can act as dictators in a range of areas without reference to parliament . The ...
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... choosing her Prime Minister in the event of an unclear election result . Peter Hennessy holds up the 1964 Deadlock ... chooses to be Prime Minister must enter Number Ten . If coalitions form , then their deliberations will result in ...
... choosing her Prime Minister in the event of an unclear election result . Peter Hennessy holds up the 1964 Deadlock ... chooses to be Prime Minister must enter Number Ten . If coalitions form , then their deliberations will result in ...
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... choose a date for a General Election . The power to declare war and to ratify treaties should pass to Parliament , while there should be fixed - term parliaments to take the power of choosing the timing of elections away from the ...
... choose a date for a General Election . The power to declare war and to ratify treaties should pass to Parliament , while there should be fixed - term parliaments to take the power of choosing the timing of elections away from the ...
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abolish the Monarchy Act of Settlement Antony Jay assent to bills awarded become Britain Britain's constitutional British Empire Medal British Monarchy Britons Buckingham Palace ceremonial Christopher Hitchens Church of England Civil List Civil Servants clear set Commonwealth conferring of Honours costs Crown debate democracy democratic Department of National Duchy of Lancaster election results established expenditure George government departments Head Honours system House of Commons House of Lords House of Windsor Jeremy Paxman Labour government Labour Party modernising the Monarchy Monarch as Supreme Monarchy's national anthem national census Number parlia parliamentary pass to Parliament pay tax Peter Hennessy political poll power to declare prerogative powers Prime Minister Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth republican revenues role of Monarch Royal Family Royal Levy social society song Speaker Stephen Haseler suggested Supreme Governor swear allegiance ten-yearly referendum throne tion Tony Benn unclear general election universal hallucination Wales Willie Hamilton written constitution