Today, the government revealed that they are reaching for the Henry 8th powers, which are the nearest this country comes to making law by Ministerial diktat. The Lords has to do everything in its power to fight this government power grab. Continue reading “Lords must fight government power grab”
Category: Lords reform and PR
An unelected chamber has no place in a modern democracy, reform of the House of Lords is long overdue
Immediately after being introduced in the Lords she began to use her position to fight for its replacement with a fully elected chamber. She has promoted a Bill that would give the Lords the chance to develop their own reforms
Read on for her latest posts on this topic
Brexit makes Lords reform essential and urgent
I have written to every member of the Lords outlining the reasons why they should support the transformation to a democratically elected second chamber. This would use proportional representation to elect a new house, but keep many existing peers as non-voting experts.
This is the first Bill to come from the Lords with this mix of proposals. I’m not the only Lord who wants to abolish their right to vote in the second chamber, but I’m aiming to be one of the most energetic peers in making it happen. I’m relatively new to the Lords and I hope my fresh approach will help fast track the various discussions about Lords reform. Continue reading “Brexit makes Lords reform essential and urgent”
Lords reform is a matter of when and how
Giving the Lords a chance to determine their own future
“In May of this year I introduced a private member’s Bill to reform the House of Lords. Continue reading “Giving the Lords a chance to determine their own future”
