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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jan 25, 2024 18:04:01 GMT
This video runs through a selection of recently appointed lords.
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Post by Fairsociety on Jan 25, 2024 18:45:51 GMT
In this instance ...
noun: lord; plural noun: lords
a man of noble rank or high office
^^^hahahhahahah as if.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jan 25, 2024 20:08:53 GMT
The last one is interesting. Can you think of any job a girl can do better in Boris Johnson's office by having 'no experience'?
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Post by dappy on Jan 25, 2024 21:32:22 GMT
The concept of a sensible sober collection of brains calmly scrutinising legislation from the HoC, pandering as the latter has to to the electoral cycle and the half engaged electorate and the press, and saying to the HoC “hang on a minute are you sure?” before ultimately if no agreement can be reached bowing to the greater authority of the HoC is a good one.
The appointment system is a bad one and in recent years it’s been badly abused.
Keep the concept, reduce the numbers, change the appointment system.
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Post by Bentley on Jan 25, 2024 22:29:52 GMT
That’s why I don’t believe the Lords should be elected . I’m not sure how we can improve on the current appointment system though.
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Post by dappy on Jan 25, 2024 22:47:42 GMT
I agree on the not elected.
Say make them 10 year terms, restrict numbers to say 400, with deaths and retirements maybe 50 new/renewals appointees per annum. Have independent appointments commission to choose new/renewals annually based on required expertise. Get HoC to ratify the list (jointly not independently) to give it democratic legitimacy.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Jan 25, 2024 23:23:09 GMT
I agree on the not elected. Say make them 10 year terms, restrict numbers to say 400, with deaths and retirements maybe 50 new/renewals appointees per annum. Have independent appointments commission to choose new/renewals annually based on required expertise. Get HoC to ratify the list (jointly not independently) to give it democratic legitimacy. I don't think it can be cured by some administrative fix. This problem ultimately stems from the fuckwits people vote for. Truss was voted for by the Conservative Party membership. You see even that is buggered. How are you going to find people trustworthy enough to appoint decent people? You can't trust the courts, the Royal Family, the church, the academic sector, the police, the so-called security services, the army. They have all gone rotten. In fact it seems to me this whole nation is suffering some sort of mental disease. To escape the nonsense one literally has to go to a different country. One tangible theory I have is people copy a lot, so as soon as you have a certain proportion of fuckwits then it brings everyone down via copying. |
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Post by johnofgwent on Jan 29, 2024 0:17:24 GMT
The concept of a sensible sober collection of brains calmly scrutinising legislation from the HoC, pandering as the latter has to to the electoral cycle and the half engaged electorate and the press, and saying to the HoC “hang on a minute are you sure?” before ultimately if no agreement can be reached bowing to the greater authority of the HoC is a good one. The appointment system is a bad one and in recent years it’s been badly abused. Keep the concept, reduce the numbers, change the appointment system. Absolutely Would the welsh devolved chamber have done the 20mph BS with half a million telling the lords to tell him to fuck off? Or squsndered billions on vanity projects ? I think not |
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