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Originally Posted by danielf
I'm alright with this if it is a step towards reforming the Lords to an elected chamber. If the idea is simply to create a majority so difficult legislation can be pushed through, it is just wrong and undemocratic, whatever the history of the Lords.
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There is always bound to be an aspect of majority-building - because of what the Lords currently is, it is simply unavoidable. Stuffing it with sympathetic life peers is just what you do. Labour has been at it for 13 years, which is why it currently has a Labour majority. It is an unfortunate business, but I think we can live with it as the end, apparently, is in sight.