I admit I find debate on reform of the House of Lords deeply uninteresting. <\/p>\n
Of course as a democrat I am in favour of second chamber reform. What we have is very obviously an anachronism. But it sort of works.<\/p>\n
In the meantime banking, pensions, social care, the economy as a whole, the tax system and much more besides do not work.<\/p>\n
So yes, we need House of Lords reform. But right now to make that the centre of political debate looks like self-indulgent squabbling by those without the will or desire to change the real world. And that's the last thing we need for the sake of democracy right now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"