And the Lords, who are not held to account come a election are not open to corruption?
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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Since Labour came to power, the Lords have done a better job of keeping loonie laws under control, and representing what the public want, than the goverment have.
No wonder Bliar wants rid of them!
Ironically, due to his ineptitude, it has resulted in the most rebellious house of Lords for a very long time (thank goodness!)
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Maybe the Lords are rebellious because they knew Blair was after them? They do not want reform. Comfy lifetime jobs were they are hard to remove. They have the power to make life very difficult for anyone who endangers that.