Just a quickie,
This morning's Times (May 31) has a story that the Lords are set to obstruct proposals for an elected second chamber. Here we go again. 1832, 1909, 1947. Supporters of reform may take comfort that the Lords always loses these battles in the end, but this time they are facing a rather weak, vacillating coalition.
As it happens I am against an elected second chamber - just more party hacks and political traffic jams together with the loss of many excellent appointe legislators who won't run for office etc. - but this kind of obstruction can't be allowed to happen.
If the Times is right this will be a real test for the Liberal Democrats. They must insist on the kind of robust action that was taken in past battles with the Lords. If Lords reform goes the way of AV we will be left wondering what Liberal Democrats are for. Furthermore the democratic process will have been well and truly subverted.
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