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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@9JZR5MZ1yr1Y
Yes, and it should be replaced by a House of trained professionals that represent the best interests of the people and the economy
@9MYXHM9Count Binface10mos10MO
No but they should be made to contribute far more if they want to remain such a high and mighty ‘Lord’ above us peasant people
@9GQ98VG1yr1Y
Yes but Have another chaimber above the gov thats elected so that the goverment cant pass any authoritarian policies
@9G5MCLJ1yr1Y
Abolish the House of Lords, replace it with proportional representation, remove hereditary peers and bishops. Positions must be earned, not given.
@8RW6FXX4yrs4Y
get rid of hereditary peers
@94KC9GX3yrs3Y
Not abolished outright but replaced with an elected chamber
@939Q9GH3yrs3Y
No, Our Society Would Collapse.
@8ZMLTLN3yrs3Y
Yes, to be replaced by a nationally elected replacement
@8X6SSFK3yrs3Y
No, but remove the spiritual and hereditrary peers.
@8W3267N4yrs4Y
Yes, but replace it with an elected upper house
Yes, but replaced by elected body
Yes but only to be replaced by an elected second chamber
@8SK3JVL4yrs4Y
Depends on if we can elect them or not
No, but make it wholly elected, with no more than 350 members
@8QCX3B94yrs4Y
No, but completely reformed.
No, but it should become wholly elected and have proportional representation.
@9CKLY552yrs2Y
An amended and more representative version of the second house should be instead
@9C96FHK2yrs2Y
Yes replaced with democratically elected officials
@9BB2XPK2yrs2Y
No, but they should only receive basic public transport expenses and nothing else (no expensive season ticket loans etc either)
@99R22TF2yrs2Y
Replace with second elected chamber.
@99QYDG82yrs2Y
It should be replaced by non-hereditary/life peers, but as a second upper elected house, like the US Senate/house of representatives.
There should be a second house but not packed with hereditary and politically appointed peers.
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@96B4GFB2yrs2Y
No, but it requires reformation
@8Y6PXGY3yrs3Y
Reform to an elected chamber with proportional representation.
@8WG5PCM3yrs3Y
It shouldn’t be abolished, but reformed (hereditary peers shouldn’t be allowed)
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