Tags: Lords Reform
Why do the bishops have the right to thwart democratically agreed legislation?
Posted: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 by Terry Sanderson
It was the Rt Rev John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, who introduced the successful House of Lords amendment this week that defeated the Government's plan to cap benefits at £26,000 per family.
Whatever you think about the issue (and I know that the... Read More »
Executive Director’s Diary: Sharia, Civil Partnerships and Lords Reform
Posted: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 by Keith Porteous Wood
NSS Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood on a busy week of campaigning in Parliament.
