Message from @Kunarian
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Hereditary lords only
i dont care anymore, i just dont want the progressive left
They wouldn't have much actual power
The Lords can't force through anything against the Commons will
stupid
that might be the only thing leohte has said that i agree with - i think the HO lords was probably more trustworthy when it was just hereditary peers and not jammed to the rafters with zombie politicians carrying out their final marching orders from their past party
It would just allow top industries to officially recommend things to the Commons which would help make the country more business friendly
@GalaxyBrainer What if Corbyn is pulling a 4D chess move to delegitimise the House of Lords in the eyes of Conservatives by trying to get Bercow in there?
he absolutely is not
the house of lords is already delegitimised in the eyes of the tories anyway
like, the current thing that's in the running, the plans being run through the govt, is the stuff for the house of regions and nations - replacing the lords with an elected body composed of representatives of regions outside of london
Blair did a much better job of delegitimising the Lords
"the progressive left" are directly in opposition to hierarchy
it empowers the vote without skewing the favour
So reinforcing hereditary lords would be the best option, if you're a reactionary
random HOL duty, like jury duty
that's even worse
honestly, just giving the average voter more power
I will say
is really the best thing to futureproof the country
if it hadn't opposed Brexit
there's not much that's worse than an annual addition of crony politicians, mostly the types who really sucked up and sleazed their way through the commons
literally shot itself in the face
by fighting with the only party that had supported it
And with the only voters that supported it
naughty lords
i do like the idea of moving it up north
don't have an answer for you - they worked well in the days of landed gentry. they don't make sense in a globalised world
moving what
it would reduce the londoncentric nature a touch
They better not create some new parliament building for them in York if they do move
and the world isn't "globalised" that's what the internationalists want
theres a proposal to move HOL to york
I've seen what new parliament buildings look like
Especially in Scotland
not needed really, just move what controls it to everywhere outside of london
there is no point in moving them in the modern context
What would become of old HOL chamber?