Comments on: Constitutional change http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/12/17/constitutional-change/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: lordnorton http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/12/17/constitutional-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 lordnorton Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:16:16 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=1256#comment-2499 Adrian Kidney: I was very careful to say that I wanted a commission that could make sense of where we are and not one to tell us where to go. Before we even contemplate any further change, I think we need to stand back and reflect on where we have reached. Otherwise, we will forever be playing a form of constitutional catch-up. If the constitution is looked at holistically, I suspect people may see just how effectively the present House of Lords contributes to a political system marked by what I have elsewhere termed core accountability. We need to be aware of pressures that would fragment that core accountability and render the system less, not more, responsive to the people. Adrian Kidney: I was very careful to say that I wanted a commission that could make sense of where we are and not one to tell us where to go. Before we even contemplate any further change, I think we need to stand back and reflect on where we have reached. Otherwise, we will forever be playing a form of constitutional catch-up. If the constitution is looked at holistically, I suspect people may see just how effectively the present House of Lords contributes to a political system marked by what I have elsewhere termed core accountability. We need to be aware of pressures that would fragment that core accountability and render the system less, not more, responsive to the people.

]]> By: McDuff http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/12/17/constitutional-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 McDuff Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:07:26 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=1256#comment-2498 I'm not very popular but I am pretty demanding. It's possible that by working together we could achieve some balance here. I’m not very popular but I am pretty demanding. It’s possible that by working together we could achieve some balance here.

]]> By: Adrian Kidney http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/12/17/constitutional-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Adrian Kidney Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:25 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=1256#comment-2497 Thankyou my Lord. Lord Norton, in your speech you call for a Royal Commission (or equivalent) to assess the Constitution holistically - wouldn't you be fearful of it creating a whole other bag of horrendously thought out reforms, such as once again suggesting election to the Upper House? Thankyou my Lord.

Lord Norton, in your speech you call for a Royal Commission (or equivalent) to assess the Constitution holistically – wouldn’t you be fearful of it creating a whole other bag of horrendously thought out reforms, such as once again suggesting election to the Upper House?

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