Rather unsurprisingly the House of Lords has overwhelmingly voted against all proposals to reform the chamber and opted to approve only a plan for an all appointed second chamber. Now this is where I get confused about the British "constitution". At what point and based on what law can the Commons overrule the Lords and do what it wants? I would appreciate any clarification on this as seem to have misplaced my copy of the UK constitution and the one at the library seems to have gone missing.
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That would be the Parliament Act 1911, which essentially establishes the Commons as an elected dictatorship.
Me, I see no reason to have an elected Lords; I've not been impressed with the other elected body, and the Lords are the only thing that's kept Airstrip One from becoming a complete NuLabor 1984.
By the way, is this the first time anyone has ever posted a comment on this blog? Do I get a T-shirt or something?
No & no!
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