http://danvers.disqus.com/Personal blog of Danvers BaillieuenTue, 26 May 2009 15:14:36 -0000http://danversbaillieu.blogspot.com/2009/05/look-ma-our-democracy-works.html#comment-9962829<p>The House of Lords isn't very democratic and from what I could see looking through Cameron's Guardian article this morning he did not have anything to say on fixing this. Why should people get to sit in the upper house of the UK parliament just because they have impressed the rather indirectly elected prime minister or party leader? Only if he is ready to commit to a democraticaly elected upper house can he appear to be authentically furthering democracy.</p><p>Cameron also failed to detail what open primaries will entail. Will sitting MPs in safe seats be subjected to primaries or will they be automatically reselected? Will he be open to challenges himself for reselection in an open primary? Won't open primaries make it even more expensive (and thus more difficult for ordinary people) for people to get their names on the ballot paper at the general election.</p>Pete BTue, 26 May 2009 15:14:36 -0000