Interesting Links for 20-11-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords

(tags:labour houseoflords reform politics )

2. How to build your own living sphinx (I probably shouldn't do this with Jim)

(tags:cats sand video )

Comments

[bens_dad]

In 1999 we got rid of most of the hereditary peers, who may have been mostly conservative (not necessarily Conservative). No wonder the House of Lords is full of political appointees.

The selection of House of Lords may be unjustifiable, but I am much more concerned about the composition of the Commons.

(Yes, I am with Churchill in thinking that “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”)

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I definitely want two houses.
Getting something passed by a majority of two groups is a higher bar that just a majority of the total.
Having a fresh set of people looking at something that the first set think is finished is worth-while too.