Slay the myths of Lords reform!

In 1997 Labour was elected on the promise to make the House of Lords "democratic and representative." This issue has been put off for far too long. The people want reform. Most MPs want reform. There is now a widespread consensus that the Lords should be replaced by a predominantly elected Second Chamber. Add your voice to the growing campaign to make this happen.

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A lot of myths abound about the perils of House of Lords reform, such as claims that because Lords are appointed, it is politically more independent than the House of Commons. In fact the reverse is true. At the Elect the Lords campaign we are committed to slaying these mythical creatures.

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Lords Appointments: cronies, donors and losers New! Tue 11th Apr 2006 The Elect the Lords campaign has denounced the latest round of political appointments to the House of Lords as being little more than a bunch of "cronies, donors and losers".
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Virtual Peerages outsell Blue Peter Badges Tue 28th Mar 2006 The Elect the Lords Campaign is doing a roaring trade as it announces its first tranche of Virtual Peers.
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Elect the Lords campaign to sell Virtual Peerages at "bargain basement" prices Wed 15th Mar 2006 The Elect the Lords campaign has launched a range of "Virtual Peerages" for sale on its website, following the continuing "cash for peerages" row.
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Elect the Lords responds to Geoff Hoon's criticisms Mon 13th Mar 2006 In an article published on this website today, Elect the Lords coordinator James Graham responds to the main points raised by Geoff Hoon in his Independent on Sunday article dated 5 March 2006.
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Comment on 'cash for peerages' (New Politics Network) Mon 13th Mar 2006 Commenting on reports that the Electoral Commission is to call for loans to political parties to be declared in the same way that donations currently are, Director of the New Politics Network Peter Facey said:
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Article in Guardian: Lording it over us Thu 2nd Mar 2006 Elect the Lords has written a response to Dr John Parkinson's article arguing against an elected House of Lords yesterday:
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Archive of earlier news stories.