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Old 29-01-2009, 12:52   #62
Gayle
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Re: Lordy Lordy

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
I'd totally dispute that claim.

Even before New Labour half-heartedly reformed the Lords, most of the noble Lords were very much aligned to the various political parties.
And I think that's probably the very crux of the problem. The House of Lords needs to be independent (and in theory it was with hereditary lords - whether it was in practice or not is irrelevant and that's why I said 'on the surface').

Only an independent members of House of Lords, i.e. not affiliated to any party, can be above the petty politics of the day, and scrutinise any of the laws.

The only problem is that the current system with Labour toadies (and let's be honest if the Tories get in they'll do exactly the same) doesn't stand up against the House of Commons.

I think a publically elected House of Lords would be even worse because they would be more aligned to party politics and less able to be independent but I don't know what the solution is that would remove party politics from the equation.
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