So far, 92 peers have signed up to speak in the debate on the removal of... er 92 hereditary peers from the upper house.
Sure, that's just a coincidence
Sure, that's just a coincidence
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Worst we have to deal with is the Seanad, where a few Trinner heads and the Taoiseach can reward incompetence for an Oireachtas term
If you’re a peer 🙄
Don't get me wrong, The "moral" aspect of the lords would be better served by including humanists, and experts in philosophy and ethics, as well... but just getting rid, without replacing them seems... worse.
It's top function is to scrutinise legislation from the commons.
I favour a strict separation of 'church and state'.
So it needs technocrats, lawyers, scientists, health experts, business leaders, trade unionists, academics & yes... philosophers!!
Seperation is not to suggest religion can't be involved, it's to suggest that no _specific religion should dictate.
Secular states try to keep running the state separate from Organised Religion [church].
Personal faith, morality & ethics inform individual contributions to national life.
Interesting that Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and I'm sure a host of others were all far more secular before the USA got involved.
I realise that there are a few really excellent members of the HoL. But there are too many who aren’t. We could start by removing Boris Johnson’s mates & family.
This would be a much better idea IMO: http://www.glyn.co/ramblings/House_of_lords_alternative.htm
I think we need less MPs, and MPs should be banned from holding second jobs unless they need to maintain skills ( like being a Dr or nurse).
Too few MpS represent society
The long term plan appears to be for the billionaire media mogules to take control. Starmer decided he wanted to do this, directly after a meeting with Murdoch.
Murdoch etc can influence anything that's elected by the general populace.
This outdated bs just carries on showing the next generation how wrong our outdated class system is and change is much needed.
All these bestowed titles need to be consigned to the bin; the days of subservience to Lord’s & Lady’s have no place in a modern society.
Took me ages….
Is that a pig flying by my window?