Creating a link that doesn’t exist
The House of Lords has been the subject of much media attention over the past few days. You may think the reason for this is obvious. It isn’t. One peer engages in private conduct that attracts...
View ArticleJust Deserts?
Over the weekend, a number of Conservative and Labour parliamentarians, from both ends of the building, were moaning and groaning about the arrival of 22 new Peers. Some were complaining that...
View ArticleHigh speed timetable for reform?
Everyone seems to think we are in for quite a light legislative session after Easter. We will not know for sure until after the Queen’s Speech in June, but what are blogs for if not to speculate! One...
View ArticleConsensus on Lords Reform!
It is so rare that the words “consensus” and “Lords reform” appear in the same sentence that I must report immediately on a very informative discussion in a House committee room on Tuesday evening....
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Parliamentary reform
I spoke this evening to the all-party parliamentary group on the constitution. My subject was parliamentary reform. My thesis was that we rarely discuss parliamentary reform, even though we think we...
View ArticleParliamentary Time and International Development
Much talk, debate and passion has been spilt over the cause of House of Lords reform in the last few months; however, now that the government will not be pursuing this cause, how does it intend to fill...
View ArticleLibUndems part 2
I agree with all of Lord Faulkner’s suggestions to reform the House from the inside, overhauling the makeup and setting a retirement age. The need for these reforms, and their superiority over the...
View ArticleSecuring a lasting reform of the House of Lords
The government has decided to abandon its attempt to replace the House of Lords with a second house of unaccountable elected politicians. This is good news. What the House of Commons debated on 9 and...
View ArticleLORDS REFORM – LITTLE LABOUR SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS
The debate over House of Lords reform has thrown up an extraordinary number of errors and mis-statements. One of the more serious has been the assertion that Labour should support an elected House...
View ArticleLibUndems
The move to reform the House of Lords by replacing appointed members with elected ones is driven by the premise that it will be more democratic and accountable. But according to the Bill published...
View ArticleQueen’s speech and the constitution
I spoke on House of Lords reform (again!) in the Queens speech and like a growing number of members indicated that the way forward should be to set up a constituional convention as recommended in the...
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