FabSwingers.com forum: Vote to kick out the Lords

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Should the Lords be kicked out of government x

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

No, but serious reform is well over due.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Government or parliament? The two are not synonymous.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

"Should the Lords be kicked out of government x"

I'd vote to abolish it as it now stands. The way unelected peers have tried to wreck Brexit is disgraceful. The Lord's must be elected or abolished in my opinion.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The lords have been doing exactly what there supposed to - act as a check on the lower house.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Should the Lords be kicked out of government x

I'd vote to abolish it as it now stands. The way unelected peers have tried to wreck Brexit is disgraceful. The Lord's must be elected or abolished in my opinion. "

Yet you have previous said you voted for Brexit due to wanting parliamentary sovereignty (which we always have had), and now you want to abolish or reform 50% of it?

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By *oxychick35Couple
over a year ago

thornaby

Yes 100% get rid of them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be replaced with ?

I think have a second pair of (expert) eyes on legislation from people who either have no political allogences or, if they did, have less whip/career incentives to tow the line is a good thing.

I’d maybe reduce the hereditary peers (again). And consider the election process. But the principal works for me.

I would be worried if we didn’t have them. Put brexit aside (because people are too emotionally involved) but are people happy if a minoritity government who have pledged $1bn to get in bed with another party, could get any legislation they want in place, with no checks and balances ?

Let’s be honest, if the EU was doing this, many people would be in uproar. But because the system is holding to the government to account on Brexit, there’s another knee jerk reaction to scrap it.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

It's always the same shout when it comes to the Lords, and always for the same reason, it needs serious reform, it needs scrapping! And this call is always led by those who feel that the Lords is standing in the way of the government. And funnily enough the demand is always the same, either make the second chamber an elected chamber or just get rid of it. The funny thing is this issue only arises when there is divisive, or ill thought out, legalisation that does not have the support of the country that the government of the day are steamrollering through the commons on a 'three line whip' and refusing to allow any amendments to or a meaningful debate on. It seems ironic really that where the second chamber works and stops the government of the day foisting bad legislation on the country the reaction is 'how dare they!'.

now let me point out a couple of very poignant facts. Like it or not every member of the commons is sponsored by a political party and requires reelection at every General Election. If the party that sponsors them withdraw that sponsorship they are gone. Therefore members of the commons are subservient to their parties instructions (as well as the electorate) and must always have one eye on the next election.

This is not the case with the Lords, once elevated to the lords you are there for life and as such are beholden to no one. This gives the Lords freedom to vote their conscience rather than a party line. It has served and still serves us well, and we would be very foolish to allow any government of any complexion to change it, especially when the government are reforming it in order to force divisive legislation onto the statute books.

Or maybe people want more 'come day, go day' politicians with one eye on the next election and the other on their party sponsorship acting as our chamber of amendment?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Isn't the point of the lords is they play the long game. They do not look at the short term wins since governments can change get every 5 years.

Do you want to abolish the lord's and just have parliament in charge? Or replace it with a different system?

I asked if any country didn't have two level system (lords/parliament or senate/government). My friends answered jokingly, "it's called dictatorships".

Is this true? Or are there fairer systems in the world. No use routing to abolish it if you can it think of a better solution.

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

I think there needs to be some body revising or checking or advising on legislation.

One with wisdom and experience.

The general convention is the Lords will not block anything contained in the winning manifesto at a General Election.

That becomes a bit more problematic when the government is a minority.

My issue is with how the second chamber is composed.

Hereditary privilege, religious mullahs, political patronage, cronyism.

It has an extraordinary number of people entitled to attend and fiddle - oops, I mean, collect - their expenses.

Did I read somewhere it is the biggest legislature in the world?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having the lord's is a good thing I think, they don't have to worry about voting a certain way to remain elected like MP's do, they are free to vote on matters in their view to what's best for the country & not what's best to get re-elected.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did I read somewhere it is the biggest legislature in the world?

It certainly isn't.

The National People's Congress if China is about 3,000

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By *asyukMan
over a year ago

West London

"It's always the same shout when it comes to the Lords, and always for the same reason, it needs serious reform, it needs scrapping! And this call is always led by those who feel that the Lords is standing in the way of the government. And funnily enough the demand is always the same, either make the second chamber an elected chamber or just get rid of it. The funny thing is this issue only arises when there is divisive, or ill thought out, legalisation that does not have the support of the country that the government of the day are steamrollering through the commons on a 'three line whip' and refusing to allow any amendments to or a meaningful debate on. It seems ironic really that where the second chamber works and stops the government of the day foisting bad legislation on the country the reaction is 'how dare they!'.

Or maybe people want more 'come day, go day' politicians with one eye on the next election and the other on their party sponsorship acting as our chamber of amendment?"

It is a well functioning accidental fudge.

What do the OP and Centaur think that the House of Lords does and what powers do they think it has?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Isn't the point of the lords is they play the long game. They do not look at the short term wins since governments can change get every 5 years.

Do you want to abolish the lord's and just have parliament in charge? Or replace it with a different system?

I asked if any country didn't have two level system (lords/parliament or senate/government). My friends answered jokingly, "it's called dictatorships".

Is this true? Or are there fairer systems in the world. No use routing to abolish it if you can it think of a better solution."

There are unicameral (one house systems), off the top of my head I remembered Israel has one, Wikipedia also lists Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, South Korea and many others also have unicameral systems.

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"Should the Lords be kicked out of government x

I'd vote to abolish it as it now stands. The way unelected peers have tried to wreck Brexit is disgraceful. The Lord's must be elected or abolished in my opinion. "

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

The irony as ever is strong with the hypocrisy of those who wanted our Parliament to be sovereign and our judiciary to be the arbiters of our destiny within our that's our statues that have served this country well for centuries but only if it doesn't disagree with what they think they want..

Moaning Minnie's..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They do nothing positive, and have become an obstacle in the government’s BREXIT negotiations. They should, I’m all honesty, have been dismantled a long time ago.

For now I’d lock the place down and put them all on gardening leave. They will be aware that the doors will never be open to them again.

I would then have a devolved English govt, to match those in Wales, Scotland, and in Northern Ireland (if and when they can agree).

I would also like to see proportional representation adopted for all elections in the UK, including our General Election.

You see, all I want is fairness, and a country ruled by politicians who are forced to remain honest, because they will be out on their ears if they are not.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"They do nothing positive, and have become an obstacle in the government’s BREXIT negotiations. They should, I’m all honesty, have been dismantled a long time ago.

For now I’d lock the place down and put them all on gardening leave. They will be aware that the doors will never be open to them again.

I would then have a devolved English govt, to match those in Wales, Scotland, and in Northern Ireland (if and when they can agree).

I would also like to see proportional representation adopted for all elections in the UK, including our General Election.

You see, all I want is fairness, and a country ruled by politicians who are forced to remain honest, because they will be out on their ears if they are not."

You mean you want a system more like the EU?

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By *asyukMan
over a year ago

West London

"They do nothing positive, and have become an obstacle in the government’s BREXIT negotiations. They should, I’m all honesty, have been dismantled a long time ago.

For now I’d lock the place down and put them all on gardening leave. They will be aware that the doors will never be open to them again.

I would then have a devolved English govt, to match those in Wales, Scotland, and in Northern Ireland (if and when they can agree).

I would also like to see proportional representation adopted for all elections in the UK, including our General Election.

You see, all I want is fairness, and a country ruled by politicians who are forced to remain honest, because they will be out on their ears if they are not."

So what if it's "an obstacle" Brexit? It's been "an obstacle" to many things.

Would you care to write down what powers you believe that it has and what its purpose is?

Have the current elected politicians been serving us well with long term planning? Is a five year cycle or a daily news and publicity cycle or hourly twitter reaction the best way to run a country?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes

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By *asyukMan
over a year ago

West London

"Yes

Funny. Pointless, but funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes

The lords should be where the English sit to govern England. It's perfect right next to the commons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes

Funny. Pointless, but funny

I just awnserd the question. What was wrong with that. Anyway I added an afterthought above

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By *asyukMan
over a year ago

West London

"Yes

Funny. Pointless, but funny

I just awnserd the question. What was wrong with that. Anyway I added an afterthought above

I'm interested to know what you think the role of the House of Lords has in the law making process. I'm interested to know what powers you think that it has.

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

"Yes

The lords should be where the English sit to govern England. It's perfect right next to the commons

It's a ready-made chamber.

England is the only nation of the UK that has not devolved its domestic business, leaving it instead in the hands of UK politicians.

A federal solution is the only workable approach I can see to recalibrate the UK and bring it back into some sort of balance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes

Funny. Pointless, but funny

I just awnserd the question. What was wrong with that. Anyway I added an afterthought above

I'm interested to know what you think the role of the House of Lords has in the law making process. I'm interested to know what powers you think that it has."

I don't care, there is no need for lords and ladies in this day and age. 300 pounds a day so they can have a sleep. Waste of good space so give it to our mp's and make it the home of the English parliamentary seat. And the house of commons should be the seat of our UK parliament. The only people who should be voting on English items should be MEP'S AS WE WON'T NEED THAT ABBREVIATION ANYMORE) IT WILL stand for member of English parliament.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know and I don't care".

There you go - the case for abolishing lords in a nutshell.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"Should the Lords be kicked out of government x

I'd vote to abolish it as it now stands. The way unelected peers have tried to wreck Brexit is disgraceful. The Lord's must be elected or abolished in my opinion. "

And that's the thing. You only want to abolish or reform the Lords because they're not doing what you want. If they were doing what you wanted you'd probably be saying no. Not everything is about BREXIT. I've never been in favour of abolition of the Lord's always been in favour of radical reform. As it stands now the Lords does a good job but it lacks democratic legitimacy. A reformed Lords would hopefully have more democratic legitimacy which would mean that it would be easier and more legitimate for it to stand up to Government, Commons or People if it believed that they had made a serious mistake. That is the job that the Lords is ment to do.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Complete reform of both houses is well overdue. The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity. Wouldn't be tolerated in any other walk of life or organisation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity."

For example....

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

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Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep."

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own."

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner."
we probably should look at the HoC first then ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner."

And the other questions? Wanna have a pop at those?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner.

And the other questions? Wanna have a pop at those?"

No. I want both houses modernising.

If you like the theatre of it, then that's your opinion. I prefer organisations I'm paying for and affect all our lives to be efficient, modern and sensible.

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"Yes

The lords should be where the English sit to govern England. It's perfect right next to the commons

It's a ready-made chamber.

England is the only nation of the UK that has not devolved its domestic business, leaving it instead in the hands of UK politicians.

A federal solution is the only workable approach I can see to recalibrate the UK and bring it back into some sort of balance."
Nice theory but it the real world will not happen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner.

And the other questions? Wanna have a pop at those?

No. I want both houses modernising.

If you like the theatre of it, then that's your opinion. I prefer organisations I'm paying for and affect all our lives to be efficient, modern and sensible."

So, there's no actual reason to halve the numbers, you just reckon that'll make things "efficient, modern and sensible" just because.

Same with adding desks.

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

"The whole lot needs modernising and streamlining for cost and effectivity.

For example....

Desks. Half the numbers. No shouting out or booing, no getting paid hundreds of pounds to turn up and sleep.

Why halve the numbers? What purpose does that serve?

What's the point of the desks?

Personally I do like the shouting and booing, a bit of theatre never hurt anyone, but to each their own.

In which case go to the theatre. I'd prefer the country to be run in a proffesional modern manner.

And the other questions? Wanna have a pop at those?

No. I want both houses modernising.

If you like the theatre of it, then that's your opinion. I prefer organisations I'm paying for and affect all our lives to be efficient, modern and sensible."

You mean like the EU Parliament? They all have desks, there is room for every one and there's not a lot of booing and shouting either, except by UKIP MPs.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Yes

The lords should be where the English sit to govern England. It's perfect right next to the commons

It's a ready-made chamber.

England is the only nation of the UK that has not devolved its domestic business, leaving it instead in the hands of UK politicians.

A federal solution is the only workable approach I can see to recalibrate the UK and bring it back into some sort of balance."

Alas federalism is a very misunderstood form of government to most UK voters and makes them shit their pants in fear.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

If you like the theatre of it, then that's your opinion. I prefer organisations I'm paying for and affect all our lives to be efficient, modern and sensible.

You mean like the EU Parliament? They all have desks, there is room for every one and there's not a lot of booing and shouting either, except by UKIP MPs."

Yes, like the EU parliament, and most other modern democracies.

What's your opinion on the lords?

Do you support keeping the remaining hereditary peers and bishops?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?"

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol East

You mean like the EU Parliament? They all have desks, there is room for every one and there's not a lot of booing and shouting either, except by UKIP MPs."

The UK Parliament is laid out to be confrontational.

The rulers on one side, the challengers on the other.

The distance between them set by sword lengths.

The horseshoe design removes the confrontational feel.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What's your opinion, do you have one?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

You mean like the EU Parliament? They all have desks, there is room for every one and there's not a lot of booing and shouting either, except by UKIP MPs.

The UK Parliament is laid out to be confrontational.

The rulers on one side, the challengers on the other.

The distance between them set by sword lengths.

The horseshoe design removes the confrontational feel."

Correct. All emphasis seems to be on chidish point scoring, 'us and them' . Time to move on and realise they are all employees paid to improve the country that employs them.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What's your opinion, do you have one?"

In order to have an opinion on your idea, you'll need to actually make a case for it.

Regardless of whether or not I agree with you on the state if the lords, your ideas are very much in the vein of

" we must do something. This is something, therefore we should do this" unless you can actually explain yourself.

Now, if you wouldn't mind, at what is probably the fifth asking.

How would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern, and sensible"?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What's your opinion, do you have one?

In order to have an opinion on your idea, you'll need to actually make a case for it.

Regardless of whether or not I agree with you on the state if the lords, your ideas are very much in the vein of

" we must do something. This is something, therefore we should do this" unless you can actually explain yourself.

Now, if you wouldn't mind, at what is probably the fifth asking.

How would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern, and sensible"? "

So basically you just want to ask question after question on anything I comment.

You dont have an opinion just want to troll endlessly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What's your opinion, do you have one?

In order to have an opinion on your idea, you'll need to actually make a case for it.

Regardless of whether or not I agree with you on the state if the lords, your ideas are very much in the vein of

" we must do something. This is something, therefore we should do this" unless you can actually explain yourself.

Now, if you wouldn't mind, at what is probably the fifth asking.

How would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern, and sensible"?

So basically you just want to ask question after question on anything I comment.

You dont have an opinion just want to troll endlessly."

If you don't want to defend your ideas, then keep them to yourself.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?"

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

You dont have an opinion just want to troll endlessly.

If you don't want to defend your ideas, then keep them to yourself."

I'll post what I want, who do you think you are?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You dont have an opinion just want to troll endlessly.

If you don't want to defend your ideas, then keep them to yourself.

I'll post what I want, who do you think you are?"

Do as you see fit, but you can't continue to hide behind the asinine objection that it's beyond the pale to be asked questions about the ideas you put forward.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?"

Yeah, I'm a small c conservative. Keep it. It's part of British history and constitutional make up.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?

Yeah, I'm a small c conservative. Keep it. It's part of British history and constitutional make up. "

Slavery was part of our history too. We have to do what's right now imo.

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over a year ago

And what about reducing the number of lords makes it the right thing to do?

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"And what about reducing the number of lords makes it the right thing to do? "

Constant trolling is against forum rules

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?

Yeah, I'm a small c conservative. Keep it. It's part of British history and constitutional make up.

Slavery was part of our history too. We have to do what's right now imo."

Slavery isn't part of our constitutional make up.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?

Yeah, I'm a small c conservative. Keep it. It's part of British history and constitutional make up.

Slavery was part of our history too. We have to do what's right now imo.

Slavery isn't part of our constitutional make up. "

No, that part was just the 'history' bit. Point being just because we did cetain things in the past doesn't mean we should do them now.

It was changed to remove lots of the hereditary peers, so continue that evolution.

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

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"And what about reducing the number of lords makes it the right thing to do?

Constant trolling is against forum rules"

Seems like a reasonable question to me.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"Again: What purpose would halving the numbers serve?

Getting rid of the hereditaries, getting rid of the bishops, getting rid of the likes of Lord Tebbit.

Do you think it is fit for purpose as it stands?

Again, what do you think?

And how would halving the number of lords make things "efficient, modern and sensible"?

What if we doubles the number?

Do you have an opinion on the whole subject?

Yeah, I'm a small c conservative. Keep it. It's part of British history and constitutional make up.

Slavery was part of our history too. We have to do what's right now imo.

Slavery isn't part of our constitutional make up.

No, that part was just the 'history' bit. Point being just because we did cetain things in the past doesn't mean we should do them now.

It was changed to remove lots of the hereditary peers, so continue that evolution."

Perhaps tradition would have been a better choice of words than history.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

It was changed to remove lots of the hereditary peers, so continue that evolution.

Perhaps tradition would have been a better choice of words than history. "

Ok, fair enough. Still dont see why just because we did something another way in the past as being a reason not to modernise.

Surely you don't support keeping hereditary peerage?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

It was changed to remove lots of the hereditary peers, so continue that evolution.

Perhaps tradition would have been a better choice of words than history.

Ok, fair enough. Still dont see why just because we did something another way in the past as being a reason not to modernise.

Surely you don't support keeping hereditary peerage?"

Hereditary peers are only part of the mix of the Lords now (90 out of 800), and when dies, their replacement is elected.

I'm happy with this arrangement.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

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We need a second house, however it's established. If the question was solely about kicking out male Lords, not Bishops or women etc, then it's a different matter. As is their financial remuneration, which many are hesitant over.

A second house would be better if at least part elected. The influence of a church seems suspect, especially in a country where most don't worship at it.

I'd probably go for progressive replacement of most of them, immediate removal of some of them and consultation to ensure it's representative and has a good restraint on the commons, where ill-divided and poorly drafted legislation is pushed to them.

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over a year ago

"And what about reducing the number of lords makes it the right thing to do?

Constant trolling is against forum rules"

Good to know.

Now, about the idea that the number of lords ought to be reduced. Why do you feel that this is that something that should be done?

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