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Bishops are symbols of religious privilege and discrimination. There is no...
Andrew Copson argues that Anglican Bishops should not have an automatic right to sit in Parliament. Their presence in the House of Lords undermines equality and religious diversity and unjustifiably...
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Podcast for ‘The End of the Peer Show?: A debate on the future of the House...
The draft House of Lords Reform Bill, published in May 2011, sets out a number of proposals aiming to reform the UK’s Upper House. These proposals – among them the reduction in number of members by...
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Book Review: A Critical Woman: Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public...
Barbara Wootton was one of the most extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century, influencing the formation of the welfare state and pushing the boundaries of women’s representation in...
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The Joint Committee report on reform of the House of Lords is mostly headed...
The Joint Committee on reform of the House of Lords has toiled away, but not to much avail, except in recognizing that a referendum is probably inevitable. Patrick Dunleavy thinks this is exactly why...
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The Australian experience shows how an elected House of Lords may present a...
The experience of Australia provides important lessons in considering the Lords reform in the UK. In the first of a two article series, Robin Archer maintains that an elected upper house may obstruct...
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Book Review: British Government and Politics: A Comparative Guide
Essential reading for students who wish to study the British political system and have limited familiarity with it, Duncan Watts’ new edition provides a comprehensive examination of the social...
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The compromiser’s dilemma: House of Lords reform
Mark Pack argues that the compromises made by Clegg and Cameron concerning House of Lords reform have actually done a fair amount to weaken enthusiasm for an initiative that enjoys support amongst all...
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5 minutes with Lord Boswell of the UK’s House of Lords’ EU Committee – “We...
The UK’s House of Lords’ EU Committee aims to hold the UK government to account for its actions at the EU level, and also considers EU related documents prior to decisions being made on them. In an...
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Take a closer look at the House of Lords: it may not be quite what you think
The House of Lords is reputed as an antiquated chamber of old white men wearing strange robes. Meg Russell dispels common misconceptions, showing how the Lords is quite diverse relative to the Commons...
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Book Review: The Contemporary House of Lords: Westminster Bicameralism Revived
This book provides the first detailed portrait of the post-1999 House of Lords, explaining who sits in the chamber, how it operates, and crucially what policy impact it has. Meg Russell aims to show...
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