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Ascribed by Halkett and Laing to A. Ruddle. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Ascribed by Halkett and Laing to A. Ruddle. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The UK Parliament is in a state of flux, reflecting radical changes in British society and its political life, as well as rising demands to be more effective and accountable to public opinion. The rules and procedures by which Parliament operates, and political conflicts and pressures are resolved, are a vital element in the study and understanding of UK constitutional law. This article analyses the nature, scope and effects of parliamentary practice and procedure at Westminster, and how they are utilised by government ministers, the opposition and backbench members, for their respective political ends. It considers the impact of recent procedural changes and likely future developments.

Clemens Jürgenmeyer untersucht in diesem Beitrag, inwieweit das indische Regierungssystem als Westminster-Modell (Mehrheitsdemokratie) nach britischen Vorbild angesehen werden kann. Dabei stützt sich der Autor auf die von Arend Lijphart formulierten Merkmale einer Mehrheitsdemokratie. Da sich ein solcher Demokratietyp jedoch zumeist in homogenen und nicht oder wenig föderalen Staaten herausgebildet hat, kann Indien nicht als Westminister-Demokratie gesehen werden. Vielmehr osziliert das indische Regierungssystem zwischen Mehrheits- und Konsensdemokratie und wird dabei entscheidend von den handelnden Akteuren beeinflusst.

A "lost" stream is one that no longer flows along the surface and its natural drainage has been altered by humans usually by covering over, putting into a pipe or diverting its location. We can't see them. It's very likely that there were originally several or perhaps many streams running down the slopes of New Westminster. Some would have been intermittent, running only when it rained heavily, but dry most of the time. Others would have flowed year round. By using multiple sources of information and avenues of research, we are forming a picture of New Westminster's historic landscape, and bringing stories of the community's relationship to the local water sources to light. Early maps prepared by the Royal Engineers don't indicate the presence of streams. Their maps showed the future plans for the "Royal City" and streams were likely perceived as temporary obstructions to their grand schemes, but nothing that couldn't be "engineered" by these master planners and builders. We have gathered dozens of maps from as early as 1859 up to modern day. Using the noted locations of bridges, ravines, and even the city water system, these maps help to pinpoint the locations of the city's streams, and how city planners and engineers adapted the streets and infrastructure around them. The fire of September 1898 led to the compilation of a series of maps of the City, primarily to show the building assets of the City, for fire insurance purposes. These are known as the Goad's Fire Atlases which were developed by the Charles E. Goad Company of Montreal. This company prepared maps for over 1300 communities across Canada. The first Goad's map for New Westminster was prepared in 1897 and updated several times over a 60 year period. Interestingly, these maps show Glenbrook Creek, Brunette River and several ravines. No other surface streams are indicated. One of the earliest topographical maps we found was published in 1949 by the Canadian government, based on survey information compiled in the late 1930's by the Provincial Government. Only the Brunette River is shown on the topographical map, but the contours show the general location of Glenbrook Ravine and where the stream would have been located. Aerial photography of New Westminster gives us a wider scope of the city and how the landscape changed over the 20th century. Collected by the federal and provincial governments starting in the 1930's, these images help contextualize the information found in the historical record.There are numerous old photographs that show bridges in the downtown, crossing ravines and presumably streams, however, photographs that look down into a ravine or stream are very rare. Therefore, we are left to surmise that the ravines did contain streams, much like the remnant stream within the lower portion of Glenbrook Ravine. Written records can provide detailed information as well as interesting anecdotes about the city's history related to its water systems. Governmental records include projects to build water mains and fill in ravines, while newspaper articles and diary entries provide individual stories of people and the environment.

The social and political condition of Britain at the time / by H.A. White -- The religious situation of Britain at the time / by Robert Price -- The Westminster assembly: its place of meeting, its proceedings, and its personnel / by T.D. Witherspoon -- The doctrinal contents of the confession / by R.L. Dabney -- The nature, value, and special utility of the catechisms / by G.B. Strickler -- Church polity and worship / by Eugene Daniel -- The churches that hold the Westminster symbols / by J.D. Tadlock -- Relation of the Westminster standards to foreign missions / by M.D. Hoge -- The Westminster symbols considered in relation to current popular theology / by S.M. Smith -- The influence exerted by the Westminster symbols / by J.F. Cannon -- The influence of the Westminster system of doctrine, worship and polity on civil liberty / by W.M. Cox. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Alice Bacon was one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable female politicians. Born and raised in the Yorkshire town of Normanton, she defied the odds to be elected Labour MP for Leeds North East in the 1945 General Election. Famed in her home town for her unlikely love of sports cars, she was a much-respected, no-nonsense, hard-working representative for her beloved Yorkshire home in Westminster. Mentored by Herbert Morrison and Hugh Gaitskell, she rose through the party becoming a Home Office minister under Roy Jenkins and latterly an Education Minister with responsibility for the introduction of comprehensive schools. In the Home Office in the 1960s she oversaw the introduction of substantial societal changes, including the abolition of the death penalty, the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the legalisation of abortion. Her political career spanned some of the most momentous decades in Britain's postwar history and she played an integral part in some of the most significant social, educational and political changes which the country has ever witnessed.Labour MP Rachel Reeves here tells Alice Bacon's story, narrating one woman's extraordinary progression from the coalfields to the Commons.

Some volumes contain music. ; Description based on: Jan. 1777; title from caption. ; Issue for May 1777 contains Samuel Johnson's "Prologue to The word to the wise." ; "Containing a view of the history, politics, literature, manners, gallantry & fashions of the year ." ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Wanting: v. 1, 2 plates in July issues (1773); v. 8, plate bet. p. 730-1 (1780); v. 10, p. 171-2, 225-8 (1782); v. 12, no. 8, p. 441-end (1784) ; v.4, 6-7 are Ford Collection.

"January 23. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament." ; Wing ; Mode of access: Internet. ; MU: Pre-1801 imprint.

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This policy paper is a comment piece on recent sexual harassment and abuse scandals in the British Parliament, which also references new UK research on justice and gender-based violence. The author draws on six years working for the British Parliament as a clerk (parliamentary civil servant) to reflect on why the parliamentary culture and management has long ignored sexual harassment, abuse and bullying, often moving victims on rather than challenging (alleged) perpetrators. The paper presents current research being conducted by the universities of Bristol, Cardiff and UWE and national charity Women's Aid, which is asking 'What does justice mean to victims of gender-based violence?' Using emerging findings from interviews with over 250 victims/survivors of gender-based abuse, the paper draws lessons for how the House of Commons authorities should respond to sexual harassment and abuse within Parliament. Vital in any victim-centred response are some key principles. Victims/survivors must: be listened to and taken seriously, be empowered to make their own choices about what happens next, be given a range of options including formal sanctions as well as less formal routes, potentially including specialist 'transformational mediation' and, most crucially, all be given access to specialist advocates trained in sexual harassment and abuse.

The UK was once viewed by political scientists as embodying a distinct majoritarian form of politics – the 'Westminster Model' – that stood in contrast to the 'consensus' democracies found elsewhere in Europe. Several of the countries in the latter group, such as Italy, were often assumed to be inherently prone to instability in comparison to the UK. Yet as this article explains, politics in Westminster now has some striking similarities with the Italian approach that once invited scorn from British observers.

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing parliamentary systems of governance across the world, especially in relation to oversight of executive actions. Observers in multiple jurisdictions have already noted the proliferation of delegated legislation during the pandemic and the shortcomings in legislative oversight of the same. To date, however, no close analysis has been conducted of the way in which legislative oversight mechanisms have broken down during the pandemic. This paper provides such an analysis, using examples from Westminster systems adopting the'legislative model'of providing extraordinary powers. Looking at individual examples from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the analysis seeks to identify and explain the failures, and relative successes, indifferent mechanisms for parliamentary oversight, including parliamentary scrutiny committees (pre-existing and ad hoc), disallowance, and sunset clauses. Although primarily descriptive, the comparative approach analysis permits preliminary conclusions to be drawn as to the way each jurisdiction may improve its methods of parliamentary oversight of delegated legislation. These comparative lessons will be of use both during and beyond the pandemic.

"Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year 1898, at the Department of Agriculture, by H. Morey & Co., Booksellers and Stationers, New Westminster, B.C." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Between 1834 and 1860 the British government mobilised the latest scientific knowledge in the construction of the new Palace of Westminster, home to the nation's Houses of Parliament. Built in a Gothic style, this legislative building embodied the latest experimental techniques and expertise from geology, mathematics, engineering, chemistry, and optics. By exploring the narrative of this architectural project, it becomes clear just how central scientific values were to Victorian politics. At the same time, this article shows how the experience of constructing Britain's nineteenth-century parliament building has implications and lessons for parliamentary architecture today. ; ERC project, Sound and Materialism in the Nineteenth Century