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Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas
In August, the prime minister David Cameron created 26 new Conservative peers. Even the usually Tory-supporting Times was uncomfortable at what it saw as an ongoing effort to “pack” the sporadically rebellious House of Lords with government supporters: “Mr Cameron has now created more peers than any other modern prime minister.” Government proposals for taming the Lords further, by reducing its powers to veto legislation, are expected to be slipped out before Christmas'
Quietly shifting to an autocratic state.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...ower-permanent |
Its a creeping infringement on our democratic rights and the biggest thing that worries me about our present conservative party. I just wish more people would wake up and take a more cautious interest in what's going on here.