House of Lords reform, Labour and the three key tests
Ed Miliband’s decision to insist on Labour backing House of Lords reform at the Second Reading vote in the House of Commons is an important and welcome one. … Read the full post »
House of Lords
Photo courtesy of UK Parliament (used under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0).
Read my posts about the upper chamber in Parliament, the House of Lords. Despite over a century of promised and attempted democratic reforms, it is still unelected, and even still has some hereditary peers in it.
House of Lords reform: a neat infographic
Neat infographic from Fix Parliament on reforming the unelected House of Lords. … Read the full post »
The Conservative Party policy on House of Lords reform
That’s pretty clear when it comes to the House of Lords, courtesy of the last three Conservative Party general election manifestos in a row. … Read the full post »
Three cheers for Ed Miliband
I doubted he would do it, but I was wrong: Labour to impose three line whip on Labour MPs to support Lords reform — norman smith (@BBCNormanS) June 26, 2012 Its understood David Blunkett and "substantial number" of Labour MPs to defy Ed Miliband over Lords reform and vote against it — norman smith (@BBCNormanS) … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg: House of Lords is an affront to democracy
Writing in today’s Independent, Nick Clegg is in combative form on House of Lord’s reform. … Read the full post »
Lords reform: the real story is how little is being changed
Both the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Telegraph ran stories over the weekend about angry Conservative MPs threatening the government’s plans for House of Lords reform. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 is out: Clegg goes heavy on social mobility
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 takes a look at Nick Clegg’s decision to prioritise social mobility. … Read the full post »
Queen’s Speech: the good and the worrying for the Lib Dems
Good that Steve Webb’s work on reforming pensions to make them simpler and fairer has got a slot in the legislative agenda. … Read the full post »
MORE SHOCK NEWS: Bill that was going to be in Queen’s Speech will be in Queen’s Speech
Pick and mix your allocation of blame between some Tory right-wing MPs and some political journalists, between deliberate deceit and genuine confusion as you wish. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #20 is out: read it here
British firms don’t just need more lending from the banks, they need access to a wider range of finance. That was the message in a speech to the Institute of Directors by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »