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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No, it should be overhauled so that they are elected to their role, having extra scrutiny on bills and laws is important.
@9QP7FCZ9mos9MO
The structure of the HOL should be revised. Abolish hereditary perrages and limit number of life time appointees on an annual basis and apply an emprical selection criteria
@9PTQL4F9mos9MO
I think it's important to have a fixed group of people to over see Government. I don't believe that had to be through peerage and privilege.
No but lifetime and child peerages should be removed, and there should be elected lords and maximum terms
@9NZFHKY10mos10MO
No, but it should be reformed and appointments should be made in a non-partisan way on the basis of expertise
@9NY3TNM10mos10MO
No, an unelected second house is important for critical professional view of laws, but it should consist only of experts
@9N8MB7610mos10MO
No, it is important to have reviews before implementation. But it should be reformed to be made up from field experts who would be able to review policies and laws without bias, and the appointment system should also be reformed to reflect this.
@9M2PQTC11mos11MO
Reformed, not abolished. No hereditary seats. No religion within the house unless earned through merit. People must be voted for.
@9KTCW3V1yr1Y
it should be replaced by a house of highly educated individuas who are/have been at the top of their field
@9K6NYJ81yr1Y
No it should be drastically reformed, with the total removal of hereditary and spiritual peers and the introduction of terms.
@9K3RSC31yr1Y
No, because it is a check on the government. But, it needs some serious work to fix some of the issues that have come to light recently.
@9J3Z95J1yr1Y
No, but abolish Hereditary Peers; Lords Spiritual and increase the limitations on appointments against the PM and Leader of the Opposition
@9FCCKWB 2yrs2Y
No but they system should be changed
@9SXTTD97mos7MO
No, but restrict appointments and advice solely to the Appointments Commission and the Monarch, excluding the PM from the process, and abolish hereditary peers.
@9RKQQV28mos8MO
If we keep the system of House of lords then we should regulate how someone can earn this position. This includes nepotism and bribery.
@9NRKWRW 10mos10MO
No, but it should be reformed to be made up of people specialising in job roles/sectors who are tested
@9NPS8X210mos10MO
Yes - Put everything up to public vote with the necessary security to prevent perverse behaviour. Let the public decide its fate rather than an unrepresentative group.
@9HNX8D31yr1Y
Reform to Statesmen and include heads of universities, religious leaders, Union Heads and business moguls so the most powerful in thr country are displayed instead of a political career class
@8WDJPQZ3yrs3Y
@9577VGVConservative3yrs3Y
No, but hereditary peers should be removed.
@9B84XHJ2yrs2Y
The King should be the head of this country.
@99YKL3H2yrs2Y
Yes but there should be a second house of scrutiny.
@968WKHH2yrs2Y
Yes and replace with a citizems assembly made of experts with experience and knowledge in broad and from many various streams of society. Jury service style call up
The goverment shouldn't be abolished but more power should be given to the monarch.
@95M8XTGConservative3yrs3Y
I mean. They're all **** right?
Yes, but replace with a house filled with experts on all possible relevant issues
Yes, as long as it is replaced with a new, elected second house.
@942VZVJ3yrs3Y
No, but should be democratically elected after meeting a set of criteria including being able to moderate bias
@93N75NN3yrs3Y
No but there needs to be a democratic process in reaching the House of Lords.
@93KDVZ93yrs3Y
No, but it should be reformed to be more representative of society
@92PR2BD3yrs3Y
No, but there should be more diverse representation
@92GJZPH3yrs3Y
No, but have them all elected my the population.
@92GJ55CLiberal Democrat3yrs3Y
Membership should be massively reduced and election should be done independently of governments. Hererditary peerages should end.
@9273KZS3yrs3Y
No, but it should be elected by proportional representation
@926DVTH3yrs3Y
Yes, and democratize the House of Lords as an upper chamber of the bicameral parliament.
@923LGKS3yrs3Y
Yes, but replace it with a Senate
@8YL92F63yrs3Y
Yes it should be replaced by elected persons who represent a region eg south east England, north west England, South Wales etc.
@8YJH3983yrs3Y
@8XY8F593yrs3Y
A Second Chamber is necessary but the Lords is useless. An elected second body would be better
@8XF8GBCConservative3yrs3Y
No, instead the House of Lords should be returned and overhauled to better befit a modern purpose within the British political process.
Appointed members predicated upon genuine educational and political grounding aid in stability, however, to achieve such a position educational and social opportunities and welfare for the country must be wholly bettered, as to allow for bettered representation for the ‘working masses’. Education being key in terms of proportional representation, with a focus on preventing misinformation as a keystone of politicking, and the removal of hereditary peers and bishops.
@8TBB2LY4yrs4Y
not completely as are good for a general opinion however should
No but it should be a wholly elected body.
@8S2ZYPS4yrs4Y
Reform to remove life peerages
@8RB2L8L4yrs4Y
No but to become a Lord and vote in the house of lords you must have contributed to society in a notable way through medicine or military service.
@8R77SHP4yrs4Y
Piers should be elected.
@8QGJSFM4yrs4Y
No, but it shoudl be voted on by back benchers who play a part in pushing new policies through
@8QCS68S4yrs4Y
It should be reformed into an elective body
@8CLZ85W5yrs5Y
No, but reform or to be elected and proportionate
@9D2FXR82yrs2Y
Yes, but it must be replaced with a second chamber that is not aligned with party politics
@9CWCV4Y2yrs2Y
A revamp would be better
@9C2GNL72yrs2Y
No, but significant reform, including removing hereditary and religious peerages
@9BGFLRZ2yrs2Y
No and we should return the House of Lords to a mixture of hereditary peers and cross-faith ecclesiarchy.
@99PZL2Y2yrs2Y
No, but the number of Lords should be reduced
@99M4MJS2yrs2Y
Yes, as should the House of Commons.
@99F74KG2yrs2Y
No, but increase diversity
@98G8SSC2yrs2Y
No, but it needs to be restructured so that it is not just hereditary, and it needs to be scrutinised to ensure that the people in there are really the best at making decisions, instead of just put there because the Prime Minister likes them.
@98DZ7KP2yrs2Y
There should be no hereditary peers
@98583BN2yrs2Y
No, but it should have no hereditary peers, bishops etc. The Lords should be a meritocracy protortionately appointed by politicians in the commons
@93YT2HH3yrs3Y
yes - replace with an elected senate or have direct democracy
@92Y8V5V3yrs3Y
Members through heratige and inheriting the position should be removed and every vote of each lord should be public information
@8NYVYHB4yrs4Y
No but we should defund them.
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