Politics- The future of House of Lords

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  • Future of The House of Lords
    • Remove
      • Unicameral
        • Many countries 'survive' with only one chamber
          • New Zealand
        • But.. losing it
          • Lack of Scrutiny of HofC
            • Dominance of Executive
      • Waste of Tax Payers Money
        • Expensive to run
        • Serves no significant purpose
      • Poor Attendance
      • Executive Role in Party Membership
        • Weakens Scrutiny
          • Tony's Cronies
      • If elected and receive majority and then the chacks become ineffective
    • Reform
      • Part Elected
        • More Legitimate To override HofC
        • More opportunity to participate
      • Broken
        • Not  very representative
          • Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Religion
        • Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Religion
      • Public support wants reform
        • But not a priority for votes
      • Retirement Age
      • % Elected and % Appointed
        • 1/2 elected and appointed
          • Two tier house
          • Debate and conflict throughout the same house
    • Retain
      • Could put more pressure on HofC
        • Already have a full schedule
      • Part of our Parliamentary system and it works
        • Could lead to other appetite
      • HofL demonstrate overload and help cap apathy
      • Doesn't reflect HofL
        • Better Scrutiny
          • No overall party dominance
      • Can help avoid dictatorship
      • Can stop tyranny of HofC
      • History and tradition
        • Stability
      • Weak party ties
      • Has been reformed
        • 1999 HofL Act
      • Cant indefinitely block the will of democratically elected HofC
      • Additional Form of constitution
        • Expertise
        • Committees
          • International relations
          • Consultation
          • Economic affairs
          • Science and Technology
          • Communication
          • EU
    • Replace
      • Can reform aspects of responsibility
      • Focus on different policy areas
        • Legitimacy
      • 100 member chamber
      • Complete overhaul
        • % party support reflected in HofL
      • Different term times
        • Depends on what they are doing

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