Politics- The future of House of Lords
- Created by: Bradders992
- Created on: 24-04-17 10:32
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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
- Lack of Scrutiny of HofC
- Many countries 'survive' with only one chamber
- Waste of Tax Payers Money
- Expensive to run
- Serves no significant purpose
- Poor Attendance
- Executive Role in Party Membership
- Weakens Scrutiny
- Tony's Cronies
- Weakens Scrutiny
- If elected and receive majority and then the chacks become ineffective
- Unicameral
- 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
- Not very representative
- 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
- 1/2 elected and appointed
- Part Elected
- 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
- Better Scrutiny
- 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
- Could put more pressure on HofC
- 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
- Remove
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