Why Labour should put more councillors in the upper chamber
The House of Lords is an almost all-appointed upper chamber, whose members are generally nominated by the two…
House of Lords
WATCH: Brown makes case for replacing Lords with democratic senate
Gordon Brown has made the case for replacing the unelected House of Lords with a more democratic senate…
Labour must scrap our unelected House of Lords in its first term
Few could deny that Westminster is broken. A recent BMG poll for the Electoral Reform Society found just…
Richard Leonard has backed Lords abolition. Labour conference must do the same
Last week, the rumours were proven true. Theresa May – who had previously said David Cameron’s Lords appointments…
‘Intergenerational unfairness’? Don’t overlook the class divide
“In the context of a 100-year life, continuous training and retaining will become more important. Older people need…
May’s deal delivers the opposite of what was promised. The UK will be poorer with less control
Whether two years ago you voted to Remain or to Leave, it is now clear that nobody voted…
It’s time for a Democracy Review that looks outside the Labour tent
A curious thing is happening: Labour is talking about democracy more than we have done in years. The…
Labour’s Brexit fight in the Lords: ‘We’re righting wrongs and securing rights’
Labour’s leader in the Lords, Baroness Angela Smith, on peers’ attempts to get the government in a better…
Dianne Hayter: Labour peers won’t allow Tory Brexit power grab
The EU withdrawal bill is currently going through the motions of its long committee stage in the Lords.…
Afzal Khan: Let’s listen to the voices of two million people left out of boundary review
The government decided to draw constituency boundaries on the basis of an electorate that is far lower than…
