The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members are appointed by either the monarch or the House of Lords Appointments Commission. The House of Lords reviews laws passed by the House of Commons and can delay their passage if deemed necessary.
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The house of lords should be fully elected, but it needs to be kept in order to prevent a dictatorship.
@9D76PBH2yrs2Y
Reformed to ceremonial usage like the monarchy
@8W32GW94yrs4Y
No but, Abolish Hereditary peers
No; there should be an appointed second chamber with certain powers of review. It's members should be appointed by the Commons and this process should be transparent and cross-party in nature.
@9BXGGR72yrs2Y
There should be a second chamber but NOT unelected peers
@942JYCC3yrs3Y
It should be replaced with a democratically elected second chamber
@93VHHW53yrs3Y
The house of lords should be reformed
@92MTQRQ3yrs3Y
The house of lords should be replaced by a wholely elected and reformed second chamber
No but it's role needs revision and updating. Titles should not be hereditary
@8Z8RMWR3yrs3Y
No, but heritary peers should be abolished and the number of lords should be reduced
No, but should be replaced by democratically elected non-political/partisan representatives
@8WCDX8F3yrs3Y
Yes, and be replaced with an elected chamber
@8W8FY9N3yrs3Y
No but change to elected body
No, It should be reformed to only include merit based selection of various disciplines. e.g. science, arts, economics
i believe it needs reform to make sure the house is entirely politically unbiased
@8T89BQ34yrs4Y
No, reform to be an elected body using proportional representation.
@8STCZLH4yrs4Y
No, but they should be elected to be able to be held accountable.
@8SQTSV44yrs4Y
It is good to have a 2nd chamber that is democratically elected, whatever it is called.
@8SMPWFZ4yrs4Y
Yes but with the above caveat
@cutewommyLabour4yrs4Y
No, but a second elected chamber
@8S6LLVZ4yrs4Y
It should be reformed to be an elected body.
@8S2LVPJ4yrs4Y
There has to be a second chamber but it should be fully elected on PR. Only House of Lords in name.
@8S2GKKC4yrs4Y
They are problematic, but at the same time often act as a sort of safeguard.
@8QLBSQM4yrs4Y
No, however members should be elected persons of expertise within a particular field
@8PPMJY24yrs4Y
No, but they should be elected via either proportional or instant run-off systems
@8PJ55FP4yrs4Y
No but people should not be given the position hereditarly
@8P2PK5G4yrs4Y
Should be elected but no abolished
@8NQ6JTG4yrs4Y
No, but they should be electable.
@8GFDBCZ4yrs4Y
It should be reformed so that it’s made up of experts rather than heritage
it should be wholly elected
No, but they should be elected by the UK public.
@CWH20082yrs2Y
Establish a Senate of the United Kingdom
@99T8BSR2yrs2Y
It should be reformed as part of a broader republican reformation of the United Kingdom.
No, but there needs to be a great deal of reform.
@98MR9Y92yrs2Y
Yes, but a new non partisan house for the oversight and drafting of laws is still important.
@97ZMKPL2yrs2Y
Yes it should be replaced with a new chamber where it’s members are democratically elected.
@97ZBRP62yrs2Y
Make it democratically elected using the PR voting system and introduce the STV voting system for general elections (to maintain local representation)
@97X8JB32yrs2Y
No, but it should be reformed with an electoral system
@96R9KV82yrs2Y
Yes, but establish an upper house of experts, staffed on a rotating basis.
@93YT2HH3yrs3Y
yes - replace with an elected senate or have direct democracy
@8WG5PCM3yrs3Y
It shouldn’t be abolished, but reformed (hereditary peers shouldn’t be allowed)
@8TZGCP24yrs4Y
Dependent upon its ability to become diverse
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