The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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In February the House of Commons voted in favour of an all-elected upper House. What would this mean in practice? The last reform of the chamber, in 1999, suggests that change can have unexpected consequences. Could the same thing happen again?
The 1999 reform removed the great majority of hereditary peers from the House of Lords. This was presented as the first step in a two-stage process. Those opposing change claimed that removing the hereditaries, the great majority of whom were …
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