tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post2130840650104052066..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: Reforming the House of Lords.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-64023763835404582122012-07-01T00:49:12.786+01:002012-07-01T00:49:12.786+01:00Support the reform. Its the only intelligent thing...Support the reform. Its the only intelligent thing to do based on your own parties election platform and the deal put on the table.<br /><br />Otherwise you better oppose all those other Government plans the good people of Mont don't contact you about or don't agree with:<br /><br />Tax cut for millionaires, regional pay, cuts for new pensioners etcMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-65455736952474193322012-06-26T16:24:44.703+01:002012-06-26T16:24:44.703+01:00Glyn are you saying you are considering rebelling ...Glyn are you saying you are considering rebelling over Lords reform partly because not a single constituent has ever raised it with you. At the same time you have been unwilling to rebel over things like pensions cuts which I am sure you will have had constituents contact you over. Indeed I know some that have.<br /><br />Forgive me but the rational of opposing your own government on an issue where you have not had representation from constituents but being unwilling to do so when constituents have requested you do so is baffling to me?Owennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-24196639661377412382012-06-25T20:57:12.977+01:002012-06-25T20:57:12.977+01:00I'm sure not many people were asking for regio...I'm sure not many people were asking for regional pay - yet you are still going ahead with this. Saying nobody wants something is a silly thing to say as 80% of the Governments work is on niche secondary legislation or Regulations that nobody wants- yet they are necessary.<br /><br />All three parties said they would reform the House of Lords. The Conservative manifesto said they wanted to work "for a mainly-elected second chamber to replace the current house of Lords". You were elected on this. Therefore this should happen. This is the social contract you gave the good people of this constituency. <br /><br />So it is clear, every Tory MP should be fighting for a "mainly elected second chamber" if this is what is proposed you just HAVE to vote for it.<br /><br />Although now irrelevant here are my views:<br />The House of Lords 30 yrs ago was great, good thinkers doing things pretty much independently. This is now no longer the case. Political cronies are appointed and are highly political in the chamber. Because of this, the HoL is now ineffective. And ultimately in a democratic state it is paramount that those making laws should be able to be kicked out by the people- this isn't present in the current HoL. So I could live with the place a few decades ago, but not now. <br /><br />So please do vote for it, I see you have no other choice, and don't be scared to reduce the number of Lords even further!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com