Parliament and Conscience
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Parliament and Conscience

  1. 230 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Parliament and Conscience

About this book

Originally published in 1970, this book has a dual purpose. Firstly, it is a study of how Parliament works when the party whips are withdrawn. The author shows how backbenchers can create legislation of great importance; he demonstrates the obstacles, political and procedural to social reform; he relates the votes of MPs to their personal characteristics e.g. age, religion and occupation, and he argues that Parliament achieves a fresh vigour and authority when MPs think and act independently of party policy. Secondly, Parliament and Conscience analyses 6 major controversies in British society in the late 20th Century: the death penalty, homosexuality, abortion, theatre censorship, divorce and Sunday entertainment.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Preface
  8. Table of Contents
  9. 1. Conscience, Law and Morality
  10. 2. The Legislative Process: Discipline, Procedure, Tactics
  11. 3. Capital Punishment
  12. 4. Homosexuality
  13. 5. Abortion
  14. 6. Censorship of the Theatre
  15. 7. Divorce
  16. 8. Sunday Entertainment
  17. 9. The Voting Analysed
  18. 10. Legislation Without Party
  19. Index

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