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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@9M62NM211mos11MO
The House of Lords should be heavily reformed, with a significant reduction in size and an apolitical focus on expertise.
@9LPH8QY11mos11MO
Replace with elected upper chamber with additional qualifications for members eg. captains of industry, university staff, judges and those generally in highly regarded positions
@9J6VSLY1yr1Y
No but all peerages which have been given to foreigners should be stripped and a public apology should be made by the Prime Minister for allowing this to happen in the first place
@9FC3FZ82yrs2Y
No, but reform the way people are appointed
@9D46L8M 2yrs2Y
Yes but replaced with an elected second house
I would have said Yea, but they've actually stopped some of the Tories more extreme and right wing policies from going through. So if we had a central or left wing government then absolutely, we don't need them. But astonishingly they've actually been helpful so they can stay. For now.
No, but reform the system of political appointees and focus more on appointing life peers for their service/expertise outside of politics
@9FGJ4QQ2yrs2Y
Make the house of Lords 50% elected members to allow democratic credibility and 50% appointed to facilitate expert analysis and review of government legislation.
@9BXGGR72yrs2Y
There should be a second chamber but NOT unelected peers
@99ZCT9W2yrs2Y
elect members instead for a 3 year term
@96QKBVY2yrs2Y
No, but new peerages must be voted on in a more democratic way
@93JDTSP3yrs3Y
No, but an effort should be made to ensure that the political allignments of its members are more equally blanced (currently there are 278 conservative lords to 168 Labour lords)
@92QCQW63yrs3Y
They should start afresh and remodel
An elected 2nd chamber. Keep the name.
@8ZPLLB93yrs3Y
It should have a selection of technical; scientific, engineering, educational and health experts with no hereditary titles allowed.
@8ZK4HW33yrs3Y
It should be reformed to reflect the 21st century society
No, but should be replaced by democratically elected non-political/partisan representatives
@8YH3D693yrs3Y
No it should be replaced by an elected second house
No, but reform it into a technocratic system
Yes, and replaced with an elected chamber.
Regulated/elected or alternative body of elected.
@8RXWH3H4yrs4Y
No, but it should be elected, and they should get rid of religious titles and roles.
@9D2Z5VSLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
No, but the number of Lords should be reduced and capped, and hereditary peers removed.
@9D276QKLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
No, but peers should not be appointed by politicians
@9D26TXW2yrs2Y
Yes, but be replaced with an elected majority and district attorneys representing specific areas of the country
@9CJMS4M2yrs2Y
@9CDMKXK2yrs2Y
Reform the HoL to have more people elected based on 'expertise' and reduce hereditary peer/bishop seats.
No, but remove all temporal and hereditary peers. Make it an advisory chamber.
It is important to have a second chamber but I would prefer them to be democratically chosen
It should have large reforms, not abolition.
@98VQ3LS2yrs2Y
No, but there should be regular integrity checks
@98NYMWZ2yrs2Y
Yes, and have a new “Senior” house of Parliament, with representation for each county and region in equal amounts, fixed term limits, independent pay review, and a minimum qualification limit for election to the post, reflecting expertise required to debate laws, sit on committees, and hold the commons to account.
@978LSKB2yrs2Y
no but it should be reformed - half elected and half appointed
@96R8HZ62yrs2Y
No, but it should be reformed to a more democratic state, or at least more rigorous selection process
no, but there should be more rigorous checks on who gets a peership
@94ZYBHP3yrs3Y
The house of lords should be elected
@93876Z83yrs3Y
No, and it should be reformed to increase it's function and power
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