The British Constitution and the Corruption of ParliamentA maverick by nature and a colossus in stature, Ben Greene was a gentle giant who stood six feet eight inches tall and was part of the illustrious Greene clan that included the novelist Graham Greene, Hugh Greene, Director-General of the BBC 1960-1969, and Raymond Greene, Everest mountaineer and doctor. With an abiding interest in constitutional matters and a smouldering resentment following his questionable internment by the British government under the draconian 18b internment regulations during World War 2, he worked diligently on the subject for the rest of his life, but unfortunately died before the book he was planning was finished. This booklet comprising five essays by Greene, which first appeared in Candour between 1956 and 1977, with two of them re-published under the title 'The Party System and the Corruption of Parliament' in magazine format in 1989, is now made available once again. |
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Contents
Foreword Page | 7 |
The Restoration of the English Constitution Page | 31 |
Constitutional Rights Destroyed Page | 45 |
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| Title | The British Constitution and the Corruption of Parliament Issue 11 of A.K. Chesterton Trust reprint series |
| Author | Ben Greene |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lulu.com, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0993288510, 9780993288517 |
| Length | 64 pages |
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