Enough is enough – it’s time for a full review of Lords’ expensesIt seems that each new batch of expenses from the House of Lords is yet another scandal. This weekend we saw fresh revelations – and with it, some pretty egregious abuses of the system. Yesterday...Posted 03 Apr 2017
The momentum for Lords reform is growingReform often comes through an unusual mix of factors. They stir up within a short space of time – until the whole strange potion explodes. It feels like we might be witnessing that process right...Posted 10 Mar 2017
‘Meet the Lords’ lays bare the scandalous situation in the upper chamberAnother year, another round of Lords scandals. This time, it’s revelations that a peer left a taxi waiting outside Parliament while he went inside to register for his daily £300 allowance – and then return to hop...Posted 28 Feb 2017