Aquilae [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • edit-26 months agoBritish elections vs Soviet elections - Two Commonwealths by K.E. Holmeimagemessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up1119
arrow-up1119imageBritish elections vs Soviet elections - Two Commonwealths by K.E. HolmeAquilae [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • edit-26 months agomessage-square45 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaredrinkinglakewater [he/him]hexbear55·6 months agoVery generous of the authors that they didn't include the unelected and objectively anti democratic House of Lords link
minus-squareSaeculum [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear18·6 months agoThe only real functions of the house of lords are to block legislation for up to two years and to serve as a retirement home for politicians past their use-by date. link
minus-squareDyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]hexbear4·6 months agothere's literally bishops and archbishops and shit in there, iirc it's split up into the lords temporal and the lords spiritual? wild shit "democracy" link
Very generous of the authors that they didn't include the unelected and objectively anti democratic House of Lords
The only real functions of the house of lords are to block legislation for up to two years and to serve as a retirement home for politicians past their use-by date.
Don’t forget the Shadow Ministry
there's literally bishops and archbishops and shit in there, iirc it's split up into the lords temporal and the lords spiritual? wild shit "democracy"