I would actually argue for something quite different. Just abolish the lords totally. Make the the UK parliament the upper house and add one or more English parliaments as the other lower houses.
It lets you push more stuff away from the centre, solves the West Lothian question and gives you a giant building you can lease as a hotel/tourist complex to pay for the refurb of the rest.
The Penguin of Evil /
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2024-09-05 07:35:09
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