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He proposed that there should be a list of " qualified ” Peers , composed of men in high executive positions , and also men who had twice been returned to the Lower House . These , he said , “ are bound to have acquired a certain amount ...
He proposed that there should be a list of " qualified ” Peers , composed of men in high executive positions , and also men who had twice been returned to the Lower House . These , he said , “ are bound to have acquired a certain amount ...
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Several years later the Duke of Northumberland expressed a view which was not only prevalent in the country but also in the House of Lords : “ There is a very strong and growing class which desires to abolish the hereditary principle as ...
Several years later the Duke of Northumberland expressed a view which was not only prevalent in the country but also in the House of Lords : “ There is a very strong and growing class which desires to abolish the hereditary principle as ...
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The principle of election is discredited and could bring no strength to the Upper House . Power can only be derived from the application of responsibility and nobility . The present House of Lords , trained on timidity , must reform ...
The principle of election is discredited and could bring no strength to the Upper House . Power can only be derived from the application of responsibility and nobility . The present House of Lords , trained on timidity , must reform ...
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ISODES OF THE MONTH | 269 |
PHTHARS DAUGHTER By lan Colvin | 401 |
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