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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@Sum_WunLiberal Democrat 10mos10MO
Yes. Oversight is fundamental to a working government, but the House of Lords is not a fair representation of the society over which they preside.
@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
@9YHY4N55mos5MO
Not abolished but run in an entirely different way, I am not in favour of electing it, nor seats being in the gift of the government or having religious leaders in it.
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
@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.
No, but should be replaced by democratically elected non-political/partisan representatives
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.
@9CJMS4M2yrs2Y
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
@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.
@93876Z83yrs3Y
No, and it should be reformed to increase it's function and power
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