THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Before next lesson get on to the following sites and the starred addresses.

[1]The first is the Parliament page which has a brief history of the Lords

*http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199798/ldbrief/ldhist.htm

[2] This also comes from the Parliament site and briefly explains the functions of the Lords

*http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199798/ldbrief/ldwork.htm

[3] This is quite a long article on the nature of the changes that have been made to the House of Lords and what this organisation (Charter 88) sees as the way forward for a second chamber. Read what Charter 88 have to say about Lords Reform

http://www.charter88.org.uk/pubs/policy/9810_lords.html

[4] Look at this site for some simple notes: 

*http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Lords_reforms.htm

[5] The Following addresses are from the Guardian and bring us up to date with some of the changes to the House of Lords and what might happen in the future.

NB When you get on to these sites if you look to the left as you scroll down you will see that you can get a printable version of the text.

[a] *http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,240894,00.html

[b] *http://politics.guardian.co.uk/constitution/story/0,9061,821204,00.html

[c] *http://politics.guardian.co.uk/constitution/comment/0,9236,821183,00.html

Task: Read these articles and come to the lesson prepared to discuss the following questions.

[a] What is the role of the Lords?

[b] Reform of the Lords will make Parliament more effective?

[c] What are the problems facing any government that wants to reform the House of Lords?

 

If you cannot get any of these articles come and see me before the lesson.