Following the fracas in the Strangers' Bar in the House of Commons last week, the Financial Times referred to a number of other incidents of violence among MPs. The handful described all come from the period after 1970, with the sole exception of the celebrated (and non-fatal) duel between ministers George Canning and Viscount Castlereagh… Continue reading MPs and brawls
Month: February 2012
The House of Lords and financial privilege in the 1670s
Recent debates in the House of Lords concerning the Welfare Reform Bill have turned especially on the extent to which the Lords might make amendments to bills which involve increased public expenditure. The modern procedure and practice on the issue is dealt with in a note by the Clerk of the House of Commons and… Continue reading The House of Lords and financial privilege in the 1670s
Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament 