What would the result have been of a 1914/15 poll – in a Britain that sometimes seemed to be on the verge of civil war?
The Leader of the House of Lords recalls in this interview how John Major benefited from being pelted with eggs, but was then trapped in “a medieval torture chamber”.
The shale industry (and the Conservative Party) must do more to make the case
The unreformed House of Lords is an insult to democracy that could get a lot worse
The Labour leader’s performance on issues he once claimed as his own has been ruinously bad.
It would be utterly reckless for the Labour and LibDem peers to prevent the people having a say.
“It would be almost a breach of the Salisbury Convention for us to veto the principle of an in-out referendum advanced by the LibDems at the last election.”
The vote in September will be about more than just one part of it.
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By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter One of the more amusing constitutional legacies of Tony Blair's modernisation programme as Prime Minster is that we have byelections for hereditary peers. A campaign is under way for one at the moment. The death of Lord Reay means a byelection for a replacement hereditary peer will take place on […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In day two of yesterday's debate in the House of Lords about reform of the Upper House, Lord (Michael) Forsyth was in very good form. First of all he compared Lords reform to the Austin Allegro: "I wonder whether your Lordships remember the Austin Allegro. The Austin Allegro was probably […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Since entering Parliament Nadhim Zahawi has been one of the Government's most loyal supporters. To the best of my knowledge he has not rebelled even once. He has been regarded by Number 10 as one of its Praetorian Guardsmen. This does not mean he doesn't know his own mind. As […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. The Coalition may get its welfare bill passed but it may do so at a cost to its relations with the House of Lords. The Upper House repeatedly amended the welfare bill – sometimes by large majorities. Labour, crossbench and Lib Dem rebels defeated, for example, the benefits cap […]
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