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Author: David Butler Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191583499 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 326
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Increasingly, in contemporary British politics, the spotlight is being thrown on issues of constitutional change and reform. The late 1990s has marked a period of significant constitutional change and political reform. The varied contributions in this book, from leading scholars in the fields of politics and constitutional law, tackle the key questions troubling politicians and observers of politics in this time of acute constitutional change. This book is a tribute to the diverse scholarship of Geoffrey Marshall, who has been an outstanding figure the study of law and politics, and a writer of extraordinary authority on constitutional matters.
Author: David Butler Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191583499 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 326
Book Description
Increasingly, in contemporary British politics, the spotlight is being thrown on issues of constitutional change and reform. The late 1990s has marked a period of significant constitutional change and political reform. The varied contributions in this book, from leading scholars in the fields of politics and constitutional law, tackle the key questions troubling politicians and observers of politics in this time of acute constitutional change. This book is a tribute to the diverse scholarship of Geoffrey Marshall, who has been an outstanding figure the study of law and politics, and a writer of extraordinary authority on constitutional matters.
Author: Geoffrey B. Robinson Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 1400831830 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 341
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A riveting firsthand account of the violence in East Timor in 1999 This is a book about a terrible spate of mass violence. It is also about a rare success in bringing such violence to an end. "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. Before international forces intervened, more than half the population had been displaced and 1,500 people killed. Geoffrey Robinson, an expert in Southeast Asian history, was in East Timor with the United Nations in 1999 and provides a gripping first-person account of the violence, as well as a rigorous assessment of the politics and history behind it. Robinson debunks claims that the militias committing the violence in East Timor acted spontaneously, attributing their actions instead to the calculation of Indonesian leaders, and to a "culture of terror" within the Indonesian army. He argues that major powers—notably the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom—were complicit in the genocide of the late 1970s and the violence of 1999. At the same time, Robinson stresses that armed intervention supported by those powers in late 1999 was vital in averting a second genocide. Advocating accountability, the book chronicles the failure to bring those responsible for the violence to justice. A riveting narrative filled with personal observations, documentary evidence, and eyewitness accounts, "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" engages essential questions about political violence, international humanitarian intervention, genocide, and transitional justice.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780215064493 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 48
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This Report arises from a memorandum from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards dealing with the conduct of Nadine Dorries in respect of the registration of fees relating to her appearance in "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!", an ITV television programme. Ms Dorries contended that such payments (if any) were made to a company, Averbrook Ltd, of which she is a director, and that she was not required to register income received by the company, but only any remuneration she drew from it. Ms Dorries further contends that as she was not required to register the company's income, she did not have to respond to the Commissioner's requests for information about payments for her media work. The Committee concluded that Ms Dorries must register the details required by the rules. That leaves her initial failure to abide by the Registrar's advice, and her attitude toward the Commissioner's inquiry. It was recommended that Ms Dorries: register all payments in respect of her employment, whether or not they have been channelled through Averbrook Ltd or any other third party; and apologise to the House by way of a Personal Statement. The Committee expects Ms Dorries to consult the Registrar in person about the detail of her Register entry within 21 days of publication of this Report. They will monitor Ms Dorries's compliance and will recommend further action if necessary
Author: Tom Bower Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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During the months before the May 1997 general election, Tony Blair, pledged that his new government would exterminate sleaze and introduce a government of utmost purity. After just one term in office, Blair's government faced its ultimate test as sleaze became the agenda for the 2001 general election. In both his personal and business life, Geoffrey Robinson has shown a lack of integrity and honesty, which calls into question the judgement of Britain's political leaders. His support for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in the run-up to the 1997 election resulted with him being rewarded for his many years on the back-benches with the position of Paymaster General, but a mere seven months after the election, Geoffrey Robinson was hounded by accusations of deception till his resignation twelve months later. Tom Bower's detailed research exposing Robinson's deceit provoked the re-investigation of the Labour MP by a parliamentary committee. Their report confirmed Bower's allegations and, to Tony Blair's embarrassment, Robinson was officially censured. THE PAYMASTER makes uneasy reading for its subject and has the relentless pace of an exciting thriller. Through Geoffrey Robinson, Tom Bower makes a striking indictment on how New Labour is run and in turn, runs the country.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Publisher: ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 40
Author: David Heathcoat-Amory Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1783036184 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 255
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The former politician details his career while offering an insider’s look at Britain’s European involvement in the 1980s and ‘90s in this personal memoir. Few are better placed to write on Britain's relations with the European Union than David Heathcoat-Amory. In describing his own journey from initial enthusiasm for a Common Market to rejection of the EU, he gives an insider’s view of the delusions and deceits which surround the European question. As a Member of Parliament, Minister of State and Privy Councillor, Heathcoat-Amory witnessed two prime Ministers wresting with the ‘elephant in the room’. He describes Margaret Thatcher’s struggles against EU control and the clashes with cabinet colleagues which split the Conservative Party and brought her down. Under John Major, David Heathcoat-Amory played a pivotal role in the parliamentary battles over the Maastricht Treaty. As Minister of State for Europe he was intimately involved in keeping Britain out of the euro, thereby avoiding the worst of the current devasting financial crisis. He resigned as Paymaster General in 1996 on a matter of principle. In Opposition, he was sent by the House of Commons to negotiate a Constitution for Europe, which he opposed with a small group of dissidents from other EU countries. As they predicted, the European Constitution was decisively rejected in referendums in France and Holland but was forced through anyway, with Blair’s government refusing a referendum at home. The book includes a blueprint for a radically new relationship between Britain and the EU. The Author argues that, with leadership and ambition, this is now attainable, with the final decision resting with the people in a referendum. Praise for Confessions of a Eurosceptic “An elegant memoir that outlines his euroscepticism but also touched with personal and family tragedy.” —Total Politics “A brisk and unpompous memoir, which incidentally makes a brisk and unpompous case against the EU.” —Standpoint “This book is unlike most books by politicians. With unusual clarity this book tells the story of Britain’s European involvement since the mid-Eighties.” —The Daily Telegraph
Author: Peter Oborne Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 340
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Tracing the history of political falsehood back to its earliest days but focusing specifically on the exponential rise of the phenomenon during the Major and Blair governments, the author demonstrates that the truth has become an increasingly slippery concept in recent years.
Author: David Butler
Author: David Butler
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Author: Geoffrey B. Robinson
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee on Standards
Author: Tom Bower
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
Author: David Heathcoat-Amory
Author: Stationery Office
Author: California (State).
Author: Peter Oborne