Dunleavy, Patrick (2011) The government’s approach to reforming the House of Lords is 80 per cent of the way there. Nick Clegg needs to take courage and to go the rest of the way to a more democratic and coherent, wholly elected Senate. British Politics and Policy at LSE (30 Jun 2011) Blog Entry.
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After more than a century of constitutional reform debates, replacing the indefensible House of Lords with a decent elected Senate is now within sight. The government’s draft Bill is a vast improvement on previous Westminster-elite proposals. It needs only some achievable alterations to become a wholly desirable plan for reform. The key changes needed, Patrick Dunleavy writes, are fewer Senators, able to stand for two terms each, using a simple, open List system of proportional representation, and sitting in an all-elected House.
| Item Type: | Website (Blog Entry) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 the author |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Sets: | Departments > Government Collections > British Politics and Policy at LSE Research centres and groups > LSE Public Policy Group |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2011 12:32 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/37231/ |
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