To my fellow UK/Englanders. We have a 4th option.... Absolute Monarchy.

[Rath]

SciFiBoy said:

Rath said:

SciFiBoy said:
no, infact I think we should do away with the monarchy alltogether.

Oh the monarchy is a fantastic tradition though, plus Elizabeth has been pretty much the perfect constitutional monarch, regal but not meddling.

 

Your upper house does need reform though, too much power too little reponsibility to the people.

meh, I find them annoying and useless, this is a democracy, they arent needed.

the Lords needs to be replaced with an elected second chamber imo.

Only problem is that electing an upper chamber would challenge the primacy of the house of commons. If they are both elected with their own mandates then the upper house would have a right to block laws in the lower house, essentially it would revoke the unwritten Salisbury Convention.

Plus, why elect two houses?