From the Guardian This morning the committee of MPs and peers who have been studying the government’s draft bill for reform of the House of Lords publishes its report. After an unprecedented 30 meetings, hours of evidence-taking and comprehensive deliberation, the speculation and misrepresentation will be over. On some points of detail, the committee was [...]
My suggestion that a reformed House of Lords should be located in a major city in the midlands or the north has stimulated a big debate. Here are some of the contributions: Let’s move the Lords to Manchester From the Spectator’s “Coffee House” blog Andrew Adonis, one of the [...]
Originally published in The Guardian The plans for a reformed, elected second chamber will give it the authority to challenge governments As the government unveiled its white paper and draft bill on House of Lords reform three weeks ago, the old guard lined up variously to oppose it, to ridicule it and to defend the status quo. [...]
An article of mine for Comment is Free Now that the creation of a largely elected House of Lords seems likely, the location of this new parliamentary chamber ought to be a matter for debate. And the case for locating it in one of England’s regional cities should be considered. As a Londoner who delights [...]