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Lords a’ leapin

01.04.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
In just over 24 hours our No more Lords campaign has received a fantastic response with over 5,000 of you signing our open letter to the party leaders demanding a halt to all future to appointments to the the Lords and a fully elected second chamber without delay. More »
An end to House of Lords cronies

01.04.2010 // by Pam Giddy // View comments
Ever get the feeling that the political system is sick? How else to react to news that we might be inflicted with Lord Two Jags because John Prescott's wife "loves the idea" of being called Lady P? More »
No More Lords!

31.03.2010 // by Billy Bragg // View comments
It was painful watching the "cash for influence" scandal uncovered by Dispatches unfold last week. To see MPs so blatantly and willingly abuse the positions that we have given them was a disgrace. More »
Alun Michael MP responds � and is less than straight-forward on Lords reform!

25.03.2010 // by Iestyn Davis // View comments
The Cardiff South and Penarth MP Alun Michael has reacted to being targeted by our deepening democracy campaign by calling us "unscrupulous and immoral". More »
Polly Toynbee says “Goodbye to the Bishops”

15.03.2010 // by Guy Aitchison // View comments
Polly Toynbee has a great column in today's Guardian discussing our Bishops campaign in response to the government's plans, leaked to the papers over the weekend, to replace the House of Lords with an elected "Senate". More »