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Gayle · 07-02-2007, 16:32

Agree with you A-B about that - the parties would start lobbying for their prefered candidates to be elected and all you'd end up with would be a mirror image of the Commons.

There should be some other criteria i.e. the 100 people on the UK rich list (not honestly suggesting that) but something that can't affect impartiality. Like a peer group (not peer in lordly type way) system. Or have it elected but not in a regional way - for example allow 20 people from industry that other people in industry have to nominate and elect, 20 people from the arts, which other people from the arts have to nominate and elect, etc. Can't really see that working but you can see what I'm getting at.

07-02-2007, 16:32	#8
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Re: The House of Lords Agree with you A-B about that - the parties would start lobbying for their prefered candidates to be elected and all you'd end up with would be a mirror image of the Commons. There should be some other criteria i.e. the 100 people on the UK rich list (not honestly suggesting that) but something that can't affect impartiality. Like a peer group (not peer in lordly type way) system. Or have it elected but not in a regional way - for example allow 20 people from industry that other people in industry have to nominate and elect, 20 people from the arts, which other people from the arts have to nominate and elect, etc. Can't really see that working but you can see what I'm getting at. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.