'The institution is so deeply flawed that it could only provide a useful democratic function as part of a wide-ranging reform of the British constitution. And that aint gonna happen' // John Drummond benarty
Worse, any one of the 800-plus of these charmers can criticise you with impunity. And they do. Baroness, formerly of this parish, recently tweeted to a waiting world that: “I don’t like paying more tax. But colleagues who were right on the need to restore the UK’s economic stability and credibility can’t criticise when the Chancellor does just that. Difficult but necessary decisions. The era of cakeism is over.
Now, I don’t blame her, or any of the others noted above, from jumping on this gravy train. Why not trough with the rest? The folly is the nature of the second chamber. Its reform is long overdue. And to be fair, the Labour leader has promised a look at reform. Mind you, it is over 100 years since the Labour party vowed to abolish the House of Lords altogether. So, this “reform” could be a very long time coming.
More importantly, any reform to the House of Lords needs to be part of much greater constitutional change. Simply swopping a horde of dilapidated “appointed” losers for a similar bunch of “elected” losers might accomplish little.
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