A new name for the House of Lords

Juvenal Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 09:06:41 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

There's not much to cheer about in Jack Straw's White Paper on Lords reform.  But there is a promise to consult on a new name for the upper chamber.  I'm sure we can offer some suggestions!



Here's one for starters - the House of Straw

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A new name for the House of Lords | 14 comments (14 topical)

Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#1)

by red flagger on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 09:34:09 PM GMT

The Supreme Soviet, perhaps?


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#2)

by JR on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 09:56:29 PM GMT

Jack Straw's proposals are shockingly bad.
Redundancy for peers? You must be joking. They recieve no salary so they don't need redundancy money either.
And the Lords Spiritual still being allowed to stay? Ridiculous beyond belief.

In should be called the House of Senators and every one of them should be democratically elected by the British people. This is the ONLY way forward.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#3)

by swatantra on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 10:05:15 PM GMT

Lets call it the House of Cards.


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Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#8)

by topcat on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 12:25:30 PM GMT

Sorry, was that Cads?


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Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#9)

by topcat on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 03:52:11 PM GMT

Spot on, JR.


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Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#4)

by alexhilton on Wed Feb 07, 2007 at 11:09:58 PM GMT

I think the name is a distraction - Let's call it the house of Lords for the sake of tradition, but let's not let any concession on the name be worth any compromise on the composition.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#5)

by topcat on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 12:18:27 PM GMT

What about The Status Quo.

Down, Down, Deeper and Down.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#6)

by topcat on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 12:20:59 PM GMT

The Lower House should be The Casino and the Upper house The Super-Casino.

Bicamer(on)al?


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Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#7)

by Glass House on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 12:22:29 PM GMT

The Glass House?

;)


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#10)

by Loz on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 04:14:48 PM GMT

Wouldn't work. They throw too many rocks.


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Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#11)

by HOWLERMONKEY on Thu Feb 08, 2007 at 06:09:16 PM GMT

The house of pain..No..Sorry! thats Lindy's place.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#12)

by otware on Sat Feb 10, 2007 at 07:29:15 PM GMT

Let's call it the Senate. That's what they do in Italy where they have an upper house.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#13)

by redflag on Tue Feb 13, 2007 at 01:50:04 PM GMT

I don't care what it's called. But those that get elected to it - should not have a title.


Re: A new name for the House of Lords (#14)

by Cruella on Thu Feb 15, 2007 at 02:54:56 PM GMT

Absolutely. We dont want fat old men, we want people we elected.

Too often, the only people who get elected are duff ex-ministers & non-entity backbenchers who were persuaded to make way for apparachniks


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A new name for the House of Lords | 14 comments (14 topical)