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So Nick Clegg says that The House of Lords is flawed.
How flawed is The House Of Commons with so many false expenses claims?
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Flawed it may be (though I would suggest it is not seriously so).
However, Mr Clegg's solution will simply leave it as a chamber full of political stooges selected by parties using precisely the method rejected (by two to one) by the electorate a year ago last May.
Party politics has been the most ruinous calamaity for the House of Commons, especially in the past twenty or thirty years. The country needs less of Party politics but Mr Clegg's "reforms" will simply ensure, not only that they have more, but that the LibDems will almost certainly hold an almost permanent balance of power in the Lords. His idea needs rejection by all parties.
However, Mr Clegg's solution will simply leave it as a chamber full of political stooges selected by parties using precisely the method rejected (by two to one) by the electorate a year ago last May.
Party politics has been the most ruinous calamaity for the House of Commons, especially in the past twenty or thirty years. The country needs less of Party politics but Mr Clegg's "reforms" will simply ensure, not only that they have more, but that the LibDems will almost certainly hold an almost permanent balance of power in the Lords. His idea needs rejection by all parties.
NJ, about party politics being a bad thing over the last 20-30 years... the peculiar thing is that this has coincided with the move by both parties to the centre ground. Previously the divisions between the parties reflected genuine divisions in society. Now that they're all squabbling over the same ground, the names of the parties seem to be the only distinction, rather like Coke v Pepsi.
But you're not going to get rid of them. Parties grew up organically, but they're maintained because they suit the convenience of politicians - and of the voters. Everyone has the opportunity to vote for the local candidate who's best for the job. Few take it.
But you're not going to get rid of them. Parties grew up organically, but they're maintained because they suit the convenience of politicians - and of the voters. Everyone has the opportunity to vote for the local candidate who's best for the job. Few take it.
Absolutely agree, jno.
Much of the problem lies with the apathy/ignorance/misunderstanding of the electorate. Time and again you hear of voters going to the polls in a General Election to choose a party, or a government or a Prime Minister. None of these is true. They go to elect a Memeber of Parliament to represent their interests at Westminster. That distiction has been lost - with the encouragement of the parties because it suits them so well. Mr Clegg's "reformed" House of Lords will do to that institution what he wanted to do the Commons and it will be a disaster. At the very least a referendum should be held on the method of voting to be used - but bearing in mind what happened a year ago when that question was asked there is more chance of us having a vote of EU membership.
Much of the problem lies with the apathy/ignorance/misunderstanding of the electorate. Time and again you hear of voters going to the polls in a General Election to choose a party, or a government or a Prime Minister. None of these is true. They go to elect a Memeber of Parliament to represent their interests at Westminster. That distiction has been lost - with the encouragement of the parties because it suits them so well. Mr Clegg's "reformed" House of Lords will do to that institution what he wanted to do the Commons and it will be a disaster. At the very least a referendum should be held on the method of voting to be used - but bearing in mind what happened a year ago when that question was asked there is more chance of us having a vote of EU membership.
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