This book gives a unique "insider's account" of the changes in governance that took place as Sierra Leone progressed from a British Colony with a self selected "legislature" to an Independent Nation with a democratically elected Parliament. It covers the period from 1944, when the authour started his career, to 1967 when a military take-over saw the dissolution of Parliament. In the position of Clerk to the various Legislatures in Sierra Leone the authour accummulated over twenty years of experience as an "insider" in the legislature and an independent witness of change. It is from this...