Leaders of the pact?

Published: Thursday, January 29th 2009

Sunder Katwala, The New Statesman
The time has come to think the unthinkable, argues Sunder Katwala: a coalition between Labour and the Lib Dems

Holyrood faces turmoil as MSPs reject budget

Published: Thursday, January 29th 2009

By Nigel Morris, The Independent
The Scottish Government was plunged into crisis last night after its £33bn spending plans were thrown out by the Edinburgh parliament.

Holyrood faces turmoil as MSPs reject budget

Published: Thursday, January 29th 2009

By Nigel Morris, The Independent
The Scottish Government was plunged into crisis last night after its £33bn spending plans were thrown out by the Edinburgh parliament.

The House of Lords needs radical reform not cosmetic surgery

Published: Thursday, January 29th 2009

New Statesman
As a consequence of Labour's caution, we still have hereditary peers and a convicted criminal can sit in the Lords with more influence on the laws of the land than a diligent constituency MP.
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With the Lords' old tunes ringing hollow, it is surely time for reform

Published: Wednesday, January 28th 2009

Jonathon Freedland, The Guardian
The lobbying scandal leaves the case for change as strong as ever. But attempts at wholesale overhaul could backfire

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Now is the time to reform the House of Lords

Published: Wednesday, January 28th 2009

Mary Riddell, Daily Telegraph
The Upper House should become a fully elected chamber, and the sooner the better, says Mary Riddell.
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