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Originally Posted by garinda
In refererence to 'another paid tier of government', if the current hereditary/crony filled House of Lords was abolished in favour of a more democratic, elected body, we are already paying for it now.
It isn't 'free'.
It costs £152,500,000.00 per annum....and that doesn't include all the fiddling that's been going on, by the 'noble' Lords.
Cost of the House of Lords – Lords of the Blog |
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The total annual cost of the Lords is roughly a third of the cost of the Commons. In the 2006-07 financial year, the cost per member was £108,000 in the Lords and £682,000 in the Commons.
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Far cheaper than the Commons. An elected body of course, it would cost taxpayers more, and would not necessarily be 'more democratic' as we, the people, would find it far more difficult to hold government accountable for its actions and throw it out.