A particular debate in my Politics lessons sparked my interest in reform processes: “the House of Lords need further reform”, where I put across a compelling argument against the statement, revolving around the point that and an elected House will damage the precept of the primacy of the Commons. A continuation of constitutional study followed in various History units, where I became familiar with the evolutionary, rather than the revolutionary, nature of the British constitution. This gradual change in laws is evident in the successive parliamentary Reform Acts, post 1832, described as “concessions to preserve the essentials of aristocratic government” by Eric Evans. His book, The Forging of the Modern State, provides a cynical perspective on the intent behind electoral reform, which is an opinion that I favour over more optimistic
A particular debate in my Politics lessons sparked my interest in reform processes: “the House of Lords need further reform”, where I put across a compelling argument against the statement, revolving around the point that and an elected House will damage the precept of the primacy of the Commons. A continuation of constitutional study followed in various History units, where I became familiar with the evolutionary, rather than the revolutionary, nature of the British constitution. This gradual change in laws is evident in the successive parliamentary Reform Acts, post 1832, described as “concessions to preserve the essentials of aristocratic government” by Eric Evans. His book, The Forging of the Modern State, provides a cynical perspective on the intent behind electoral reform, which is an opinion that I favour over more optimistic