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The book was brought up by Nigel Farage, who said it was the last one he read and highlighted its focus on the early‑20th‑century constitutional crisis between the Commons and the Lords. He used the work to argue that the underlying political principles have remained consistent over time, applying its lessons to contemporary debates about parliamentary authority.
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Nigel Farage said the last book he read was *Mr Balfour's Poodle*, a work about the early20thcentury constitutional crisis between the Commons and the Lords.
the last book i read was mr balfour's poodle which was about the constitutional crisis between the commons of the lords in the early 20th century yeah the principles are exactly the same and by the way the salisbury convention has been there since 1911 and so are you interested in that because say we get elected on a manifesto to say we're going to do x y and z what if the house what if the house of lords would have blocked us what are the what are the civil service would have blocked us these are all the things that we're thinking and going through at the moment you're going back 100 years to try and find the answers to that principles don't change over centuries
my current book which i've really barely started is written by the former prime minister of armenia and it's about how small states can survive in a big wide world sarkasan is his name who wrote everything you're reading is kind of part of your homework if you like for government is that the case what what do you do to