The Second Chamber should represent vocation not place
Parliament represents the people. But the House of Commons represents us in only one dimension of our lives.…
Lords reform
Tory hereditary peer invokes “the almighty” to explain why he should be in the Lords
Lord Trefgarne, a Conservative hereditary peer – said: “The Almighty decided that I was to have a certain…
Sod tactics, Labour. Vote with your principles
I’ve always been an idealist. Or a “naive idealist” as tradition dictates my kind must be referred. I’ve…
Lib Dem Lords clash over Lords reform
Was that it?
Was that it? Two years since the last Queen’s Speech, and all the government could muster was a…
Our out of touch MPs are an insult to ordinary people
Could there be anything more insulting to ordinary people, anything that would better confirm how totally out of…
Adonis says move the Lords out of London
Former No.10 policy chief and transport minister makes a radical suggestion that would certainly shake up the Westminster…
Nick Clegg – perpetual Deputy Prime Minister?
What is the true motive for Nick Clegg’s House of Lords reforms? After the AV debacle the idea…
