2 JULY 1927, page 5

The Grand Mistake Of The Government's Scheme For A General

reform of the Lords was that it went much farther than the mere fiat of a Cabinet Committee justi- fied. There was blundering which it is not pleasant to contemplate. At first......

For Our Part, We Should Like To See Consultation Extended

far beyond the Unionist Party. As we have pointed out in an examination of Mr. Lloyd George's proposals of 1922, there is not nearly so much difference between the Unionists and......

Since The Earliest Times The Commons Have Been The Authority

in all pure matters of finance. This was inevitable ; Kings were sure of their feudal revenues from the barons, but they had to call the merchants together to raise money in......

We Have Discussed This Subject In Our First Leading Article

and will only express here the hope that if the nature of it Money Bp is, as seems likely; to become the immediate point of dispute, the Government will see the . propriety of......

At The Half-yearly Meeting Of The Central Council Of The

National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associ- ations on Tuesday, Sir John Marriott moved a resolution promising " wholehearted support " to the Government in passing a......

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A STRONG revolt in the Unionist Party has con- vinced the Government that they were going about the business of reforming the House of Lords in the wrong way. The proposals of......