tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post6179728295758727606..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: House of Lords or Hunt?Peter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-54616376383996672822012-06-27T12:37:22.383+01:002012-06-27T12:37:22.383+01:00From today's paper it appears that Labour are ...From today's paper it appears that Labour are to support the Reform Bill "in principle" and then refuse to support the "programme motion " which will enable the Bill to be debated and voted on in a reasonable period of time. This is clearly a duplicitous wrecking tactic: they are putting the short term advantage, as they see it, of stymieing the Liberal Democrats, over the need for genuine reform. As I think I have outlined earlier, this is not my ideal bill: I should prefer no appointed members at all, seven year rather then 15 year terms, and election by single transferable vote in multi-member constituencies and no messing about with party lists, but it is certainly a move in the right direction and all interested in furthering democracy should "go for it."Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-29690245864133426552012-06-26T08:43:08.913+01:002012-06-26T08:43:08.913+01:00I think what has been reported as Labour's pot...I think what has been reported as Labour's potential stance is revealing. If it is accurate and they plan to oppose Lords reform for tactical reasons, then all the coat trailing about Labour being a warm hame for the Lib Dems is so much twaddle. They are authoritarian and will always be so.Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.com