1 MAY 2018 •
Ever since the great battles which led to the Parliament Act 1911, debates about the composition and power of the House of Lords have been a feature of British politics. Generally speaking, these arguments have taken place only among the truly politically engaged. They have seldom been of serious interest to the man in the street. But now, thanks to recent scandalous attempts by some peers to defy the will of the people over Brexit, I believe the mood has changed. The Lords problem has entered the mainstream as never before. And I think this institution may have signed its own death warrant as a result.
By defying Brexit, the Lords shows what a travesty British democracy has become