Member

The problem is, when you have two elected Chambers, who determines the outcome of public policy? Quite often it is the result of deals done between the Chambers—a process that is opaque and has results that are not accountable to the electors. Under our system, by having one elected Chamber through which a Government are chosen, that Government will remain accountable to electors for the policy they pursue. Having an appointed second Chamber does not challenge that core accountability. We add value, but we work within what the Commons can stipulate as the ends of public policy. We focus on the means. We improve them, but we do not challenge that fundamental accountability. That is the value of this system. That is why it is worth preserving.