Items8The creator’s order
  1. 1Thomas Babington MacaulayThomas Babington MacaulayBorn Oct 25, 1800Thomas Babington Macaulay against Talfourd's Copyright Bill, February 5, 1841 Talfourd's bill would have stretched copyright to sixty years after an author's death. Macaulay answered with a closely reasoned case that copyright is a monopoly, "a tax on readers for the purpose of giving a bounty to…0
  2. 2William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneBorn Dec 29, 1809William Ewart Gladstone's reply to Disraeli's budget, December 1852 Disraeli closed the budget debate late at night with a fierce speech, and Gladstone rose at once to answer it, to a storm of cheering and counter-cheering. The division, taken in the early morning, went against the government by…0
  3. 3William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount BrentfordWilliam Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount BrentfordBorn Jun 23, 1865William Joynson-Hicks against the revised Prayer Book, December 15, 1927 The Church of England's revised Prayer Book needed the approval of Parliament. It came from the bishops, the Church Assembly had approved it and the Lords had passed it, so the Commons was expected to follow. Joynson-Hicks,…0
  4. 4Leo AmeryLeo AmeryBorn Nov 22, 1873Leo Amery in the Norway Debate, May 7, 1940 Amery sat on the Conservative benches, so his attack on Neville Chamberlain came from the government's own side. He ended by pointing at Chamberlain and borrowing Cromwell's words, "In the name of God, go," the last of them in a near whisper. The next…0
  5. 5Wolfgang SchäubleWolfgang SchäubleBorn Sep 18, 1942Wolfgang Schäuble on moving the capital to Berlin, June 20, 1991 After reunification the Bundestag had to decide whether parliament and government would stay in Bonn or move to Berlin, on cross-party motions rather than party lines. A survey of members four days before the vote put Bonn well…0
  6. 6Carol Moseley BraunCarol Moseley BraunBorn Aug 16, 1947Carol Moseley Braun on the Confederate flag insignia, July 22, 1993 Jesse Helms had offered an amendment renewing a federal design patent for the United Daughters of the Confederacy insignia, which featured a Confederate flag, and the Senate's first vote went his way when her motion to table it…0
  7. 7Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiBorn Mar 26, 1940Nancy Pelosi before the first bailout vote, September 29, 2008 With markets falling, the House took up the Wall Street rescue, and the Speaker's closing speech blamed the crisis on "a right-wing ideology of anything goes," with no supervision, discipline or regulation. The bill failed 228 to 205.…0
  8. 8Hilary BennHilary BennBorn Nov 26, 1953Hilary Benn on air strikes in Syria, December 2, 2015 Benn closed the debate for the opposition while disagreeing with his own leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who opposed the strikes, with Labour members given a free vote. His case that ISIS had to be confronted drew applause from all sides of the chamber,…0