Expertise in the House of Lords is vital and supplied by the cross benchers: there is no democratic deficit and so elections are not needed

D'Souza, Frances (2011) Expertise in the House of Lords is vital and supplied by the cross benchers: there is no democratic deficit and so elections are not needed. British Politics and Policy at LSE (13 Jul 2011). Website.

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What difference would reducing or eliminating the appointed number of members in the House of Lords have? They play a vital part in the upper House’s scrutiny function. Baroness Frances D’Souza examines the arguments in favour of keeping elections out of the House of Lords.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2011 the author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2011 13:56
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38050

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