Comments on: Someone just joined the House of Lords through the votes of 16 aristocrats https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/someone-just-joined-the-house-of-lords-through-the-votes-of-16-aristocrats/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Jay ginn https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/someone-just-joined-the-house-of-lords-through-the-votes-of-16-aristocrats/#comment-906970 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:21:42 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122107#comment-906970 Ampleforth? He was probably raised as a Catholic. No problem in itself , as everyone is entitled to their beliefs.
The problem arises when a person with ingrained religious beliefs gets to influence policy that affects the rest of us. Catholics in the House of Lords have tried to restrict other peoples rights to access contraception , abortion,, divorce, or to express their sexual orientation. Its possible that Tony Blair’s certainty that he was right to invade Iraq stemmed from his Catholic beliefs, (through some complex moral gymnastics!).

There can be no doubt the Lords should be abolished, replaced by a much smaller Scrutiny committee of elected MPs.

]]> By: greg https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/someone-just-joined-the-house-of-lords-through-the-votes-of-16-aristocrats/#comment-906716 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 07:35:01 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122107#comment-906716 It’s time to completely remove the occupants of this retirement home and replace them with an elected second chamber – for revision and guidance of our would be laws.

]]> By: Will https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/someone-just-joined-the-house-of-lords-through-the-votes-of-16-aristocrats/#comment-906692 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 06:11:29 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122107#comment-906692 If I could find out who he is and was able to slap his face gently with a glove, do you think he would challenge me to a duel? I do love living in the middle ages.

]]> By: Susan Calvo https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/someone-just-joined-the-house-of-lords-through-the-votes-of-16-aristocrats/#comment-906512 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:18:37 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122107#comment-906512 I think it is disgraceful, that the only people eligible to vote a new peer in are existing hereditary peers. And, this person, that all of the general public in UK knows absolutely nothing about, gets a vote on our laws for the rest of his life. . We have no idea what his views are. He gains this position Not because his is necessarily good for this job, but just because of Upper Class heritage. It reeks…. It is a ‘closed shop’…. and there is nothing democratic about that….

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