http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/parliament Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 23:24:23 -0400 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:24:23 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1095/a-house-divided-is-the-division-of-britain-a-bad-thing By D.J. Tyrer - New Labour’ has committed itself to giving each division of the United Kingdom a parliament or assembly of its own. Already we have a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly (just because Wales is a principality does it not deserve a parliament too?), as well as a nascent Ulster Assembly, unless the peace talks fail. So far England has been left out of this scramble for autonomy which has rather unfairly left it for now still under the control of the Westminster Parliament, giving Welsh and Scottish politicians a disproportionate say in British politics compared to those of England. Eventually... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1095/a-house-divided-is-the-division-of-britain-a-bad-thing http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1096/essential-modernisation-or-excessive-meddling-labour-wakeham-and-the-lords-reforms By S.L. Garlick - Tony Blair has long been committed to the abolition of hereditary peers; the 1997 Labour Party Manifesto promised that this would happen. Labour knew that reform would be difficult and would upset many people of influence, so they took their time and waited for the right moment. When that painful moment came, the abolition of hereditary peers was revolution by stealth.There was no fanfare, and no death knell after the debate was over. Even though Blair, Baroness Jay (Leader of the House of Lords) and the like might feel this to be the right moment, the latest piece of New Labour “modernisation... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1096/essential-modernisation-or-excessive-meddling-labour-wakeham-and-the-lords-reforms http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1100/michael-portillo-returns-to-parliament By Peter Hand - The former Defence Secretary and Member of Parliament for Enfield & Southgate, Michael Portillo, has been selected as the Conservative candidate for the safe Tory seat of Kensington & Chelsea. There is no doubt that the Conservative Party and indeed William Hague personally, will welcome Portillo, a man of great talent and a huge political beast, and look forward to his return to Westminster. While Portillo could potentially be a threat to Hague, both men know that their greatest threat is not each other, but Tony Blair and his Labour government. Therefore, the return and political... Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1100/michael-portillo-returns-to-parliament http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1152/is-the-house-of-lords-dead By James Ware - Yet the ‘Red’ corridor’s surrounding our second chamber, the House of Lords were not on the tour. Given ‘New’ Labour’s landslide number of 419 MPs (out of 659 =2/3) on 43% of votes cast nationwide, all of which committed in their manifesto to reforming the second chamber by removing the voting rights of hereditary peers as a first step. The lack of knowledge on what could be the most far reaching reform of our domestic legislative process is disturbing, if not downright deceptive against the people. In this article 1 seek to explain what the House... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1152/is-the-house-of-lords-dead