Cons are way outnumbered of course, which helps.
A second chamber is a good idea for purposes of scrutiny, one that is elected even so.
The HOL recently killed off a motion regards ending wind farm subsidies.
Lib Dems wanted this HOL should be elected reform, Labour and Cons didn't.
Funny seeing cons now froth at the gub over 'this unelected chamber'.
Lid Dem peers want Tax Credit policy killed off, Labour peers want policy delayed so as to allow it to coincide with wage rises etc.
Bishops are just twiddling their thumbs and praying to god about how 'regrettable' it all is.
Hmmm. Very useful.
Looks like something will give.
Lords can't vote on treasury matters (sort of), but this isn't being put through as a treasury issue even though it's financial.
Dunno of Osbourne was testing the water or not, knowing that technically the HOL could intervene, but why oh why so many Cons are expressing 'concern' when every last miserable one of them voted for it is a mystery.
Cons won't flood HOL with more cons or shut the place down or any of that, too many commentators know the trouble that would cause.
What we are seeing now is regardless of the obvious that cons are a 'shower of bastards' left to their own devices as a majority govt they are also more witheringly something of a gaggle of amateurs.
I mean offering then swiftly withdrawing the Saudi's tips on how to 'treat people in jail' when Friday is 'bring the kids to a beheading' day is a bit daft, ain't it?
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