New Posts For Thread: House of Lordshttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lordsLets hope this is their swansong. Cameron threatening to create a few hundred more to get his own way must surely mean it must go, how can he justify £300 a day for each of themThe irony of the latest spat is that the Lords are not supposed to vote on finance. No politician seeking reelection will ever have the courage to run a budget surplus.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546736675#546736675The irony of the latest spat is that the Lords are not supposed to vote on finance. No politician seeking reelection will ever have the courage to run a budget surplus.Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:02:08 -0600Unelected therefore illegitimate.Abolish it asap.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546735059#546735059Unelected therefore illegitimate.Abolish it asap.Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:12:21 -0600Hardly. I do find it a bit much when they get their knickers in a twist about the Lords blocking a measure which their leader said was not on the table before the election.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546657183#546657183Hardly. I do find it a bit much when they get their knickers in a twist about the Lords blocking a measure which their leader said was not on the table before the election.Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:35:11 -0500It appears some people are horrified by the fact that politicians liehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546656939#546656939It appears some people are horrified by the fact that politicians lieWed, 28 Oct 2015 03:21:06 -0500Quite.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546651853#546651853Quite.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:29:50 -0500Well it's a direct transcript of what he said. He clearly refers to child tax credits.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546650127#546650127Well it's a direct transcript of what he said. He clearly refers to child tax credits.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:33:31 -0500All that seems to say is that cameron meant to say Child Benefit but referred to Tax Credits ( by accident ). How convenient.Further obfuscation by Boris saying the Lords shouldn't throw out Bills. I presume HE meant to say Statutory Instruments.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546649259#546649259All that seems to say is that cameron meant to say Child Benefit but referred to Tax Credits ( by accident ). How convenient.Further obfuscation by Boris saying the Lords shouldn't throw out Bills. I presume HE meant to say Statutory Instruments.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:20:36 -0500There we go.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546648465#546648465There we go.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:51:00 -0500https://fullfact.org/factcheck/economy/child_tax_credit_cut_promise-46421https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546648455#546648455https://fullfact.org/factcheck/economy/child_tax_credit_cut_promise-46421Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:50:35 -0500Whatever it said in the manifesto Cameron said on TV he would not cut tax credits ( well that's what it meant to anybody but the most weaselly spin doctor. If they were so proud of this cut why did they try to sneak it through in a Statutory Instrumehttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30606821/house-of-lords?post_id=546648381#546648381Whatever it said in the manifesto Cameron said on TV he would not cut tax credits ( well that's what it meant to anybody but the most weaselly spin doctor. If they were so proud of this cut why did they try to sneak it through in a Statutory InstrumeTue, 27 Oct 2015 07:43:33 -0500