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Glenys Thornton Articles

Evict the bishops

As we near the next Queen’s speech of this coalition government we know that reform of the House of Lords is a big priority for the junior partner in the coalition. Quite why the Liberal Democrats think that championing this particular cause will restore their...

A believer still

Easter 1998. I was on holiday on Islay off the west coast of Scotland with my husband and children. I got a phone call from Downing St. I was asked if I would accept a Peerage if one was offered. Amazed, flattered and bemused, in and amongst the discussion that followed I said I didn’t really believe in the House of Lords.

Battling it out in the Lords

Labour and the crossbenchers managed to score a win against the government last week on its ‘bonfire of the quangos’ bill, despite the many new peers awarded to itself. But designating the health in pregnancy bill as a money bill is cutting the Lords’ power of scrutiny even more…

A hole in the heart of our democracy

The government now commands a majority of 50 in the Lords. This was not the case under Labour, and means anything can be forced through. The constituencies bill and the handing of Henry VIIIth powers to the government are being rushed through with no chance for scrutiny.