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The true purpose of electoral reform should be to engage people in politics. The pitiful turnout in the Police and Crime Commissioner elec- tions demonstrates that in an age when many people are already politically disen- gaged, the creation of more, many would say unneces- sary, elections only serves to increase voter apathy. The only way to truly en- courage people to take an active interest in politics is to create a parliamentary that can both represent and ad- vise. This is where the House of Lords comes into its own. Since the 1911 Parliament Act the Lords has been in- creasingly subservient to the Commons, now acting more as an advisory body. No longer is the upper chamber merely occupied by aged members of the aristocracy. Nor is it true that the House is filled with retired MPs. In fact less than a quarter of the Lords were previously mem- bers of the commons. The rest are made up of business leaders, doctors, scientists, financiers and lawyers. Whilst some of these do have a party affiliation the Lords also has a large number of cross-benchers: a trait that could do the Commons the power of good. An Irish Roman Catholic law- yer, Daniel O’Connell was a leading figure in the cam- paign for Catholic Emancipa- tion and the Repeal of the 1801 Act of Union. In the early 19 th century, whilst Catholics in the United Kingdom could vote, they were unable to become members of parliament with- out renouncing their faith. O’Connell’s greatest achieve- ment came in 1829. The previous year O’Connell had stood in the County Clare by- election and with the backing of the Catholic Association, one of the first mass mem- bership political movements, won an easy victory. However, as a Catholic, O’Connell was unable to take up his seat in Westminster. Yet to uphold the law and oppose his election would risk widespread disorder in Ireland. Faced with this in- tolerable dilemma the Prime Minister of the time, the Duke of Wellington, passed the Roman Catholic Relief Act, finally repealing the Test Acts which had disenfran- chised Catholics and non- conformists since the 17 th century. Although his later campaigns for the Repeal of the Union were unsuccessful, his dedi- cation to peaceful means of political agitation has in- spired leaders worldwide, including Ghandi and Martin Luther King; leading to him being regarded by Gladstone as "the greatest popular leader the world has ever seen”. May 2014 Issue I The House of Lords contains the experience of the nation. Let us not dilute that with elected party politicians. Instead we must ensure that the House of Commons is open and accountable repre- sentative of the British pub- lic; a House that is not afraid to pass progressive legisla- tion guided by the advice of a House of Lords made up of the nation’s greatest minds. Reform must come, not to the Lords but to the Com- mon if are to ensure that the Parliament represents the people. - by THE GENTLEMAN ...CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE HISTORICAL PROFILE DANIEL O’CONNELL 1775 - 1847 ‘THE EMANCIPATOR’ facebook.com/thepamphleteer thepamphleteer@youthdebate.com www.youthdebate.co.uk “Liberty is not worth the shedding of a single drop of blood.” WRITE FOR THE PAMPHLETEER Submit an article in under five-hundred words on any subject relating to politics or social philosophy to: thepampleteer@youthdebate.com To view previous articles go to: www.youthdebate.co.uk/thepamphleteer Writing papers has always been one of my favourite past times, as it is truly the only recognition I ever seem to get from my party on any scale. I’ve been thinking for a while about what to do with the Union issue and I have come up with a short but down scaled idea. We keep them, I’m not saying get rid, but we make them organisations that act purely as a conference base trans- ferring their power inter- nally to everyone’s own busi- nesses. For example, in an academy – a teacher has the right to buy shares within their school and therefore, the governors and they can have equal (joint) responsi- bility of the running of the affairs of said class. Ok, it’s a long shot but it would cer- tainly save the taxpayer a whole heap of cash. Plus, as an aside, should bal- lots still need to talk place for national industrial action – 66% of all that profession must vote ‘Yes’ at their con- ference for action to be called. It’s drastic but it just may work. Also it gives peo- ple value added ownership, which is always nice. Now, where did I put my glasses? - by ALISTAIR BLAND THE PONDERINGS OF ALISTAIR BLAND THE NEW UNION
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