Our upper chamber

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  11 January 2018     21:46338129
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  It appears that the Tories there don't go much on street debate.
  
  
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-lord-swears-debate-baroness-jenkin-explicit-language-quotes-a8154621.html
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  12 January 2018     15:07338147
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  rid she say ," duck you you tory barstalls" or did I miss read her lips. lol
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• Guest 1881

  • Registered: 16 Oct 2016
  • Posts: 1,071
  12 January 2018     22:21338167
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  That'll look interesting for students of Hansard in the years to come.
  Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 8,070
  13 January 2018     10:03338177
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  Makes a change. What's a vowel between friends. The chamber is usually full of 'cant'.
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Guest 745

  • Registered: 27 Mar 2012
  • Posts: 3,370
  14 January 2018     12:45338246
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  time to get rid of the lords
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• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  14 January 2018     15:20338256
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  time to get rid of present government me thinks, all we got at the moment is a waste of space.
• Guest 1881

  • Registered: 16 Oct 2016
  • Posts: 1,071
  27 January 2018     19:21338818
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  Currently, there are about 800 members who are eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords. The majority are life peers. Source: http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/
  
  Bearing in mind that the boundary review for ELECTED representatives will endeavour to reduce the 650 MPs to a mere 600, I think this ratio is all wrong.
  
  I don't agree with a House of Lords per se, I do agree that there needs to be a second chamber though. So, arguments for the abolition of the Lords aside, what do the forum members believe to be a better ratio?
  Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
• Paul M

  • Registered: 1 Feb 2016
  • Posts: 393
  27 January 2018     20:06338826
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  400 of each. Increase their salaries by 20% and remove their rights to any expenses. MP's to serve no more than three parliamentary terms , no more hereditary peers and any Lord's who do not put in a shift get the sack.
• Guest 1881

  • Registered: 16 Oct 2016
  • Posts: 1,071
  27 January 2018     20:15338828
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  #8 I think your Lords suggestion makes sense. I would have more MPs than Lords - you can vote them out after all.
  Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,875
  27 January 2018     21:36338829
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  We need an elected second house but much like the House of Commons no where near as many seats. Cut all of the perks for both Houses completely and demand a minimum number of days full attendance prior to payment.
  
  The Lords is full of those who got there because of 'he/she was on my side when I had that little bit of trouble' regardless of which party we are talking about, very few are there solely on merit.
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  I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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