10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE MOTHER OF PARLIAMENTS»
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the Mother of Parliaments in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Mother of Parliaments and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The mother of parliaments
Harry Graham. FACING PAGE The Treasury Bench in 1863 138 From an
Engraving after the Painting by J. Philip The House of Commons in 1910 162
From a Photograph by London Electrotype Agency The House of Commons in
1835 186 ...
2
Breaking Through
the Glass Ceilings
Don't Copy the Mother of Parliaments! Factory, office building, hotel or restaurant,
airport, railway station, hospital, school, college, town hall or the House of
Commons - are women and men employees equally at ease working there?
Lesley Abdela, Tim Symonds, 1991
3
Democracy: 1,000 Years in Pursuit
of British Liberty
Nor do I make the elementary mistake of supposing that Westminster is the '
mother of parliaments': Iceland's Althing first met three centuries before Simon de
Montfort summoned the barons and bishops to Westminster. Nor do I argue that ...
What do I know 2' Anyway, he told me, get this: he always wanted to visit Britain
and see the mother of parliaments." "What '2" Bryant barked laughter. "You are
winding me up." “I swear. Mother of parliaments. That's what he said." “The
mother ...
Three difficult centuries It has struck me as mildly ironic that West German and
Scandinavian students so assiduously set themselves to study the structure of the
Mother of Parliaments – the fountain-head of democracy – since, firstly, the ...
6
In Search
of England: Journeys Into
the English Past
The painting was part of a historical cycle commissioned in the 1920s on topical
themes (in this case, Alfred as the founder of the British Navy). It is not the only
celebration of Alfred on the walls of the Mother of Parliaments. In the Lords there
is ...
7
The Essence and
the Margin: National Identities and ...
The alternative represented by the 'Mother of Parliaments', the British House of
Commons, with benches facing each another in an arrangement reminiscent of
the Roman Senate in the Capitoline curia, has remained an isolated if
authoritative ...
Laura Rorato, Anna Saunders, 2009
8
The Government and Politics
of China, 1912-1949
Since most modern parliaments are more or less modeled after the British
Parliament, directly or indirectly, and since the Mother of Parliaments is no logical
creation and has a multitude of functions and capacities, scarcely any modern ...
9
Democratic ideals and reality a study in
the politics
of ...
Referring to the Mother of Parliaments, as seen from the far Pacific, and to the
chronic grumbling in regard to Parliamentary government which he found on his
arrival in London, he exclaimed, "You forget that one of the chief functions of ...
Halford John Mackinder, Stephen V. Mladineo
10
Back from Westminster: British Members
of Parliament and ...
It was the nineteenth-century politician John Bright who described England as "
the mother of parliaments." By virtue of its seniority in the family of parliaments,
the British Parliament is both well known and often taken as an exemplar of a ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE MOTHER OF PARLIAMENTS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Mother of Parliaments is used in the context of the following news items.
British lord John Sewel takes leave of absence over alleged cocaine …
Both cases now threaten to punch a hole in the reputation of the British Parliament — sometimes referred to as "the mother of parliaments" — and fuel already ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
A Makeover for the Mother of Parliaments
LONDON — LONDON BRIDGE is not falling down, but the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace are. In recent weeks, each building has been declared ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Mother of Repairs
That was the mother of parliaments' last thorough refurbishment. Sixty-five years later the need for another one is obvious. But instead of clear thinking on the ... «The Times, Jun 15»
UK: Palace of Westminster, the mother of parliaments, is crumbling
The cut-and-thrust of politics before the May elections shows that parliamentary democracy is as vigorous as ever in Britain, but the 'mother of parliaments' is ... «Hindustan Times, Mar 15»
Time to un-redact the mother of parliaments
Every waking day brings the reminder that the “mother of democracy” has been failed by its democratic institutions in getting to the root of the decision making ... «Channel 4 News, Dec 14»
Statue of Gandhi planned for Parliament Square
"As the father of the largest democracy in the world, it's time for Gandhi to take his place in front of the mother of Parliaments," Osborne said during a visit to the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
St Brigid - from Kildare to the mother of Parliaments
As we approach the feast day of St Brigid this Saturday, it is worth reminding ourselves of the wonderful mosaic of her which adorns the central lobby of the ... «Independent Catholic News, Jan 14»
Teenagers from Harrogate, Northallerton and Richmond in the …
... from Harrogate, Northallerton and Richmond in the mother of Parliaments ... of Commons Rt Hon John Bercow MP and broadcast live on BBC Parliament. «Harrogate News, Nov 12»
Few countries can claim such a pathetic Parliament
If Britain is the mother of Parliaments, her Canadian daughter is a fallen woman. Government MPs are cowed; parliamentary committees are too often irrelevant. «The Globe and Mail, Jan 10»
