How do we save the House of Lords?
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Many of you have read, voted, and commented on the last article the House of Lords put forth defending it as an institution. It is vitally important that our supporters read, vote, and understand that article, and it is equally important for you to throw your backing behind the House of Lords.
How can you support this vital institution?
-Monetary donations to the House of Lords organization. We are waging an advertisement campaign to raise awareness about the good that the House of Lords can bring about.
-Contact your local MPs and tell them that, as their constituents, you support the House of Lords and want them tos ave it
-Contact members of the House of Lords and tell them that you support them, and that you encourage them to continue fighting to save their institution for the betterment of the eUnited Kingdom
-Read, shout, subscribe, comment, argue, talk, ask questions -- it is vitally important for you, the citizen, to be informed and influential in our society. At the end of the day, YOU are the most important institution that the eUK has.
SAVE THE HOUSE OF LORDS
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But seriously, the best way for the Lords to save itself would be to stop acting like an old boys club and attempting to induct controversial people into it. Additionally, the Lords shouldn't be so resistant to reforming the House of Lords.
That won't get you very much love in the Commons or the public. Unfortunately, it may be too late to save the Lords due to its own arrogance, which is a real shame.
Once again voted by an org bank not by people, making it look like there is more support than there is.
Sounds like Iain is upset support articles get more votes. Bitter much?
Save it as a museum dedicated to poor ideas and meta-gamers?
Will anyone (other than the privilaged few who were members) actually miss it?
Who will really notice the difference (Apart from the HoC who will suddenly feel a sense of freedom and that their votes actually matter as they were always meant to?)
When all is said and done length of membership was the error with the HoL, when HoC terms last a month (compared to five years in RL) how can anyone really think that the HoL as structured was in any way sensible?
LJ, it is no secret that RRS boasts an impressive 50 vote + org bank. Coupled with others I think that this could easily get to the top 5 in a matter of hours. Especially as there are only 18 subs 😃
Well I for one welcome our new org bank overlords. I mean, er, I support the House of Lords >_>
In any case, the House of Lords has already been reformed, intensively, to the point where it isn't able to block legislation that has strong Commons support, and Commons has the power to alter its membership. I see no reason to weaken it further, much less abolish it.
Little to late. THe vote is on and HoL is comin short. 😃
Why not Obamarise the HOL, and put it in a glass box - we see all, hear all and know all about its dealings. Perhaps then there would not be public "misconceptions"?
Moreover, a bigger chamber increases debate, and through debate comes a higher quality legislative outlook, so lobbying for more ePeers can also do you no harm in the legitimacy argument.
"YOU are the most important institution that the eUK has."
It is a shame the HoL only now seems to be realising this! Only now after months of arrogant elitism, and now that it's very existence is on the line, the HoL seems to have a care about what the 'average' voter thinks.
For the record, I am not one to throw the whole HoL out, but it does need serious reform. And such reform would be better coming from the Lord's themselves, than to have it thrust upon them by the HoC!
So come on Lord's, show us what you are made of!
Please do not save it. It is annoying and useless.
It's a bit late to do a PR stunt now.
The perfect way to show you can interact with "joe the plumber" - 'Your Lordships Opinions.' Not condescending, no connotations of elitism or self-importance. To be honest, save your gold, this paper is certainly shaping the publics opinion of you.
On the subject, HOL does not need removing, or even reforming. Most of the arguments postulated vs. HOL centre on the personnel involved - so why not just remove these people - it can be done by a vote can it not?