“Simply removing the remaining hereditary peers wouldn’t change the habit of prime ministers stuffing the chamber with cronies, sons of KGB agents and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It wouldn’t significantly reduce the bloated chamber and cost to the public. Even after Blair’s reforms, there are still 777 members of the House of Lords who are eligible to vote – enough to fill eight doubledecker buses.”

#HouseOfLords #LordsReform

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/01/lords-reform-keir-starmer-boris-johnson-cronies-labour

#BorisJohnson controversy calls entire honours system into question, warns damning Lords report. #HouseOfLords #LordsReform #ToryCorruption https://apple.news/ApYg2QmAVQoeWLbVKpzDsWQ

Life peerages is bullshit.
Peerages for pals is bullshit.
Automatic peerages for clergy is bullshit.

The House of Lords has to go.
#ukpolitics #ukpol #HouseOfLords #lordsreform

Life peerages is bullshit.
Peerages for pals is bullshit.
Automatic peerages for clergy is bullshit.

The House of Lords has to go.
#ukpolitics #ukpol #HouseOfLords #lordsreform

Life peerages is bullshit.
Peerages for pals is bullshit.
Automatic peerages for clergy is bullshit.

The House of Lords has to go.
#ukpolitics #ukpol #HouseOfLords #lordsreform

Ed Davey will say Labour's plans for Lords reform without electoral reform is like "changing the tires when the cars on fire" in a speech later today.
@NewStatesman

#ElectoralReform
#LordsReform

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/11/liberal-democrats-labour-electoral-reform-ed-davey

@bingaddick sound like a Sterling (or #Euro!) Chap! I have voted #LibDems and #conservatives in past and more latterly #greenparty at local elections. I am now a solid tactical voter. Hoping #Labour finally grasp nettle of #electoralreform and bring in a proper #ProportionalRepresentation system for #Westminster and get #LordsReform done too!

@PaulSchleifer wouldn't it be nice if this woman and those who colluded with her were tried, imprisoned and the money was returned to the public purse. What are the chances? #LordsReform