I think there are a lot of strengths in having a House of Lords that is partly non-party political. My preference would be to have a part elected (by PR), part selected house, where the selected section is based on professional expertise that would be of value to scrutinising legistlation. So the Law Sciety might get 5 seats; the Royal Society might get 5, The BMA or GMC might select 5, UK sport might select some and so on. There could even be a place for a small group of hereditary peers. The House of Commons could then change the seats given to different organisations, and the selections could be staggered over longish terms to give continuity to Lords.
But then I also heard a quote about it - If you ask 300 MPs what their idea for House of Lords reform is, you get 300 different answers.
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Date: 2007-02-13 12:18 pm (UTC)But then I also heard a quote about it - If you ask 300 MPs what their idea for House of Lords reform is, you get 300 different answers.