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Latest Democracy is in crisis if we have to rely on the Lords December 18: Unelected politicians were the only ones to give the terror bill proper scrutiny, says Hugo Young. The issue explained Lords reform: key issues Home page: The Royal Commission on the reform of the House of Lords Women peers Pomposity among the peeresses February 12, Roy Hattersley: JS Mill would not have had much time for the Baroness Young. Appointed peers Labour veteran admits offering seat for peerage March 23: A Labour lord yesterday denied that he had been bribed with a peerage to allow a Blairite candidate to be "parachuted" into his safe Welsh seat, and claimed instead that he had volunteered to go to the Lords without being asked. Rush to become people's peers Peers' attendance Lords too ill, old or busy to vote...ever December 10: Nearly one hundred peers failed to appear for a single vote in the House of Lords last year. Further reform Labour ends Lords talks as rift with Lib Dems grows February 13: Labour-Liberal Democrat co-operation ended last night when Labour pulled the plug on joint discussions over the future of the House of Lords. Talks bogged down in inter-party wrangling No vote on move for elected Lords Comment Their lips are sealed March 21, leader: For centuries the connection between the giving of money and receiving of honours has been a murky one. To abolish the powers of the Lords would be a scandal End of the Peer Show Honour system 'worse than useless' Proud to be a peer Analysis House rules Nicholas Watt When Tony Blair eventually moves out of Number 10, he will rightly be remembered as the United Kingdom?s greatest constitutional reformer since the 19th century. The Wakeham report Dismay at Lords plan Lord Wakeham's royal commission on reform of the House of Lords outraged constitutional radicals by producing a cautious blueprint. The Wakeham commission recommendations Read what Lord Wakeham had to say Full text Read the full report (pdf file) WARNING: this is a very big file (nearly 4MB). You'll need Adobe Acrobat to read it and this can be downloaded here free.
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