Sentences with phrase «legitimate second chamber»

But the case around «elective dictatorship» set out by Lord Halisham in 1976 is rather different if one introduces measures like devolution, an entrenched bill of rights, a legitimate second chamber with revising powers, stronger and legitimate local government.

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It argues that the current primacy of the Commons rests solely on the fact that the second chamber is not elected and is therefore less legitimate.

It is at odds with the aspiration for a more legitimate and representative second chamber and with affirmation of a plural society.