LORDS REFORM AT LAST?
by RAY FLEMING
THE reform of the House of Lords may not seem to be the most urgent piece of political business facing Britain at the moment but the prospect of new security legislation being waved through the House of Commons is a reminder of the important of the Lords as a revising chamber. Despite its current hybrid character, part hereditary and part appointed life peers, it has done sterling work over the past two years in restraining some of the more headstrong legislative intentions of David Blunkett and his successor Charles Clarke. Still, the argument for reform remains strong on several grounds, not least that and the government has just produced the latest of its ideas for making the second chamber a more representative and efficient institution.
Also in Holiday
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!
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