The unelected House of Lords is undermining Britain’s reputation Britain's ability to speak up for democracy abroad has just taken a major self-inflicted hit. Posted 06 Aug 2020
New figures reveal dire levels of regional representation the unelected House of Lords The warped nature of the House of Lords has once again been revealed, after the ERS found that nearly a quarter of peers are based in London…compared to just 13% of the UK public. Posted 03 Aug 2020
36 new unelected legislators: PM’s Lords appointments shatter myth of an ‘independent’ House of Lords Pressure is mounting for an overhaul of the House of Lords after the PM announced a wave of new ex-MPs, party loyalists and donors to the second chamber. Posted 03 Aug 2020
Nearly 200,000 sign petition calling for the unelected House of Lords to be overhauled The Prime Minister is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more unelected peers. And discontent is growing. Posted 30 Jul 2020
The already super-sized House of Lords is about to get bigger Plans to appoint dozens of new unelected Lords make a mockery of claims that the chamber is slimming down. Posted 27 Jul 2020
Britain’s unelected Lords are signing up to speak in huge numbers. Here’s why “We might be in the bath, or in the middle of supper, or asleep, but if we don’t press the [voting] button one way or another we won’t get our 160 quid.” Posted 23 Jul 2020
Russia report highlights risk of foreign interference in House of Lords "It is notable that a number of Members of the House of Lords have business interests linked to Russia." Posted 22 Jul 2020
Moving the Lords to York is just virtue signalling if it remains unelected Once again, talk is bubbling that the House of Lords could be moved to York. Posted 16 Jul 2020
The government is set to appoint dozens of new Lords-for-life The government is planning to appoint up to 30 new unelected Lords this year - including Conservative donors and party figures, according to The Times. Posted 22 Jun 2020