Our old friend Gordon Brown is looking for ways to take the initiative again, and it seems that reforming the House of Lords is one possibility. See the following article (extract below):
Reprieved Brown has the Lords in his sights http://www.smh.com.au/world/reprieved-brown-has-the-lords-in-his-sights-20090610-c3lk.html
June 11, 2009
THE British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is poised to announce reforms to the electoral and parliamentary systems in Britain in a bid to seize the agenda and refashion Labour before next year's general election. ...
It is tipped Mr Brown will push for a controversial reform of the House of Lords, flagging the possibility of an elected second House - a plan previously blocked by Conservative peers.
John C
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