<p><strong>'</strong><em>Conscience and Parliament</em><strong> is a timely successor to Peter Richards's seminal treatment of this subject in 1970, </strong><em>Parliament and Conscience</em><strong>. It surveys much the same battlefields but updates the acount of the contests.'</strong> - <em>Political Quarterly</em><br /><br /><strong>'[This book is] still the authority when it comes to studying "conscience" issues in politics and essential reading ... extremely thorough examination which is good background reading for those studying current political hot potatoes.'</strong> - <em>Christian Socialist Magazine</em><br /><br /><strong>'This is a nicely-produced, timely and useful book which details how Parliament has dealt with a number of "conscience" issues ... the chapters are uniformly well written, informative and interesting.'</strong> - <em>EPOP Newsletter</em><br /><br /><strong>'The difference a good index can make is well illustrated by Philip Cowley"s edited volume ... it is a well planned and executed book, made all the more valuable by the excellent concluding chapter.'</strong> - <em>Parliamentary Affairs</em></p>

Considering how the British policy process deals with "conscience" issues, this book covers eight topics discussed by Parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce, Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.
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This book considers how the British policy process deals with 'conscience' issues, those social issues which have strong moral overtones.
Introduction, PhilipCowley; Chapter 1 Abortion, SusanMillns, SallySheldon; Chapter 2 Homosexuality, Melvyn D.Read, DavidMarsh; Chapter 3 War Crimes, GabrieleGanz; Chapter 4 Divorce, PhilipCowley; Chapter 5 Sunday Trading, Melvyn D.Read; Chapter 6 Disability Rights, MatthewBailey, KevinShinkwin; Chapter 7 Animal Welfare, RobertGarner; Chapter 8 Censorship, MartinDurham; Chapter 9 Voting Without Part y?, CharlesPattie, RonJohnston, MarkStuart; Chapter 10 Conclusion, PhilipCowley;
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Product details

ISBN
9780714643885
Published
1998-11-30
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Weight
317 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
214

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Biographical note

Philip Cowley University of Hull