Comment Re:The Parliament Act. (Score 1) 607
It's true, our second chamber is unelected. Lords become members by a complex mixture of appointment, religion, appelation, hereditary entitlement and self-election, which frankly I can't work out.
It could be worse. They could be elected, chosen from party lists, and subject to a strong party whipping system. The only real solution is appointment by lot (i.e. randomly selecting members, like jury service).
It could be worse. They could be elected, chosen from party lists, and subject to a strong party whipping system. The only real solution is appointment by lot (i.e. randomly selecting members, like jury service).
