Cameron forced to grovel to peers over Stowell snub
David Cameron has got himself in trouble with the House of Lords. After promoting Baroness Stowell to replace…
Lords
Reports suggest Labour considering replacing the Lords with an “indirectly elected” Senate
Labour’s position on Lords reform has long been that peers should be replaced by democratically elected representatives, and…
Today the Lib Dems have an opportunity to vote against the Bedroom Tax. There’s no sign they’ll take it
As we noted yesterday, Tim Farron’s belated conversion to opposing the Bedroom Tax means he and Nick Clegg…
Lords Reform? Forward not Back
Forward not Back was the inelegant slogan that helped Labour limp to victory in the 2005 General Election.…
Last night the government severely curbed civil liberties, free speech and democracy
Yesterday was a dreadful day for democracy and free speech in the UK. Last night, after weeks of…
Why we’re working with ConHome and The Taxpayers’ Alliance…
Imagine a law so bad, that it sees LabourList and ConHome united against it. Imagine it’s so bad…
We need to abolish the House of Lords
The Peerage Act of 1963, passed fifty years ago this week, was the first democratic challenge to the…
My friend, Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Very few people have as profound an effect on society as Doreen Lawrence has had on Britain over…
Labour’s five new peers announced
The Labour Party have confirmed the appointment of five new peers to the House of Lords, they are:…
Cameron is trying to stack the Lords – but the Labour leadership have no right to complain about it
Today (or perhaps tomorrow) the palace will announce around 30 new peers – 15 for the Tories, 10…
