The House of Lords poses a constitutional dilemma: while it serves as a useful check on government power, its unelected nature undermines democratic legitimacy. Reform options range from elected hereditary peers to franchise restrictions, but each faces practical and political obstacles.
The Great Repeal
A beautiful new neo-Gothic Parliament for the 21st Century would sit at the geometric centroid of the four nations, re-bound politically under the Crown with the 17 territories for decision-making. Each would preserve their own devolved upper house to revise legislation for regional concerns.
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The English ethnic group traces its origins to 5th-century Germanic migrants who integrated with native Britons. Modern genetic studies confirm English people, first documented by Bede in 731 AD, are today 25-47% Anglo-Saxon.