People and Parliament

London England: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited. When a Member of Parliament votes he has the choice of two lobbies, Aye or No. Usually he does not hesitate: he votes for his party. But there are occasions when his party-loyalty clashes with his convictions. he wishes to vote one way; he is required by his Whips to vote the other way. What is he to do. This is the central question asked in this book. It is also one of the central question of a modern democracy. The author answers it by saying that party discipline is a two-edged weapon, and that if loyalty to the party comes to be regarded as the highest of the political virtues, Parliament itself will be in danger. This is a book about current politial practice. It describes the pressures to which Members of Parliament are subjected at Westminster and outside; the tenchique and consequences of side-stepping the party-line; the inner mechanism of politics in the House of Commons and in the constituencies. Wear and tear to D/J.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Very Good/Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1958.