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….And what about the numbers?

Baroness D'Souza 16/05/2010 – 3:46 pm

Given the enforced restrictions on blogging, I will be forgiven for being a bit prolix? We are told that there will be a massive influx of new peers arising from the Dissolution list and the new Government's need to bulk up with whips. The UK has (embarrassingly) at present the largest second chamber in the world at something like 740 members of whom perhaps 450 turn up on any kind of a regul […]

Written at 3:46 pm on 16/05/2010, by Baroness D'Souza


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Here we go again?

Baroness D'Souza 16/05/2010 – 3:22 pm

A new Government, a new Parliament, even perhaps a new way of governing.  All this is to the good, the wider public is engaged and the challenge will be to keep it engaged. But I'm not sure this will be achieved by obsessive focus on tired old problems - like HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM. We,  all of us as well as all of you out there,  have been here too  many times before.  However, in a nutsh […]

Written at 3:22 pm on 16/05/2010, by Baroness D'Souza


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House of Lords reform

Lord Lucas 12/05/2010 – 1:51 pm

The BBC says that we are to have full Lords reform early in the session, with a move to complete proportional representation.If that turns out to be the case, I think that we should welcome it. Our political representation is almost PR as it is. We're used to minority parties - we've had Plaid and Greens and several UKIPs, not to speak of Monster Raving Loonies. They fit in well. We will wan […]

Written at 1:51 pm on 12/05/2010, by Lord Lucas


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The Lords Resume – and reforms

Lord Soley 11/10/2009 – 1:32 pm

Monday sees the return of Peers to the chamber of the House. The recess always leaves the House feeling a bit empty even if you do see Lords there from time to time - usually dealing with correspondence, using the library or having meetings of one type or another. We will be dealing with some final bits of legislation before hearing the Queen's speech in November. Baroness D'Souza and Baroness M […]

Written at 1:32 pm on 11/10/2009, by Lord Soley


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An argument made of straw

Lord Norton 22/06/2009 – 9:31 pm

Yesterday, The Sunday Times carried an article by Jack Straw ('Out with the Lords, in with the Senate') explaining why he now supports an elected second chamber.    Most of the article is taken up discussing the cross-party group he convened to discuss reform.  Only in the last third does he offer arguments for an elected second chamber.   His first assertion is that the arguments f […]

Written at 9:31 pm on 22/06/2009, by Lord Norton


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