I don't think any political position should be appointed on an hereditory basis. Most republicans, including Republic (http://www.republic.org.uk/blog/?p=1293), which is the main organisation representing us, are in favour of a wholly elected House of Lords, but I'm happy to explore other options, like keeping Life Peers (who currently form the majority of the HoL) or something similar.
No-one so far as I know is happy with the House of Lords as it currently is: the Labour Party got part way through reforming it about twelve years ago, by getting rid of most hereditory peers but just keeping a few. The interim version was never meant to last this long, but it has.
I would also be in favour of abolishing titles altogether, even if they have no political power connected to them, but that's a less important issue to me.
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Date: 2011-04-29 08:58 pm (UTC)No-one so far as I know is happy with the House of Lords as it currently is: the Labour Party got part way through reforming it about twelve years ago, by getting rid of most hereditory peers but just keeping a few. The interim version was never meant to last this long, but it has.
I would also be in favour of abolishing titles altogether, even if they have no political power connected to them, but that's a less important issue to me.