Parliament of the United Kingdom

between Charles 1 who stood for the nation of ‘divine right of Kings’ and the Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell. Charles 1 wanted to rule without the influence of Parliament, however, he lost and was charged with treason. It has been agreed after that no single person should have the whole power. The principle of the separation of powers can be seen in practice through the creation of the Supreme Court of United Kingdom. The government of Tony Blair adopted the Constitutional Reform Act 2005…

many operative strengths claimed on its behalf. Proposed legislation in the UK can be processed through parliament very quickly due to no separation of powers, this is because there is a majority in the house of commons of the winning party members who can get their party whips to convince others to vote in a certain way in their favour. In 2001 when the Labour party had a majority in parliament of 165 seats, bills were passed more efficiently as almost the entire party voted for each…

A frequently mentioned complaint about the current voting procedure is its time consuming nature. The average vote takes 15 minutes. For some members, they will need all of the eight minutes to get from their office to the lobbies. This will then draw them away from their office, for far more than the 15 minutes it takes for their vote to be recorded. Margot James had an even worse experience as her office was too far away to easily reach the voting lobbies in time, so she would frequently work…

A caucus is a group of people, politicians in this case, that have shared concerns or directions for the government. They can be political parties, but usually it is within the larger memberships, legislative bodies, that we find multiple caucuses on both sides of the aisle. The House Freedom Caucus is one based on conservative principles and aligned with the Tea Party Movement. A party conference is organized to determine the leadership positions and the goals inside those particular groups, a…

British politics is not what it was 20 years ago. Elements of New Labours constitutional reform programme such as The Human Rights Act 1998 have had some impact in affecting the sovereignty of parliament; yet in recent news there have been plans to replace it (Stone 2015). On the other hand, devolution has opened up space for other political parties to be recognized and consequently impacted the voting turnout for what were once the two main political…

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine gives several arguments to convince the colonist’s on why they should separate from British rule. He is effective on persuading them to do so because of his use of facts, arguments, and common sense. He is also effective because he appeals to his audience by implementing the bible and understandable metaphors in his text. He argued the causes of wanting Independence was British’s cruel treatment, it would be beneficial to the colonies, and America…

the period that Maria Edgeworth wrote her short stories including the “The Purple Jar,” there was a lot of violence and political unrest in Ireland. Ireland had just lived through an uprising and were forced to live under the rule of the British Parliament, through the Act of the Union. One of the themes that are presented in “The Purple Jar” is the nature of growing up. The narrator highlights the importance between a mother and daughter relationship, as the daughter is growing up to be a…

passing in England, leaving The Houses of Parliament unable to meet with the demands, thus the allowance of a second party to pass an Act (through the parenting/enabling act), both the House of Commons and the House of Lords can continue with their ever-changing workload. Made up of two separate houses, The Houses of Parliament consist of; the House of Commons, and the House of Lords. 650 majoritarian elected individuals known as ‘Members of Parliament’ (or MPs for short), make up the House of…

The House of Lords carries out several legislative functions, since the establishment in the 14th Century and has been a vital part of the British constitution since. Their role consists of scrutinising and amendments of bills passed by the House of Commons (Russell, 2010). Whilst they are important, unlike the House of Commons the Lords are unelected, which impedes on democracy. In this essay I will discuss the how they are a blight on democracy as the Peers are unelected and the House of Lords…

Topic 1: “Should QLD reinstate an upper house?” The actions of Queensland Politicians, over the past years, have produced an object lesson in the dangers of unrestrained authority and as a result has prompted the question, “should Queensland reinstate an upper house”. Although reinstating the legislative council will not amend the many issues facing Queensland, it will be beneficial to return to a bicameral state. In 1922 legislation was passed in Queensland abolishing the upper house, also…