Category - bishops in house of lords

Bishops would stay in Lords under Government proposals

staff writers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:21:38 +0000

Plans for a wholly or mainly elected House of Lords have been shelved until after the next general election, Jack Straw announced yesterday, but bishops would remain in a reformed Second Chamber if it is not wholly elected.

Time to remove Bishops from the House of Lords

Press Office — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:29:13 +0000

Following the announcement by Jack Straw yesterday that should a reformed House of Lords contain an appointed element, the Government would maintain the place of bishops in it, Jonathan Bartley, co

Banishing the bishops, New Statesman, 7 March 2008

Press Office — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:30:58 +0000

The church’s strategy is now clear – that if it is to have a hope of maintaining its privileges, it must try to get them extended to other religions too, says Jonathan Bartley

Removing Bishops from the Lords, Sunday Programme, BBC Radio 4, 17th February 2008

Press Office — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:10:55 +0000

Jonathan Bartley discusses the removal of bishops from the House of Lords with James Jo

The morality of the state, the ethics of bishops

Jonathan Bartley — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:33:52 +0000

I see that the Archbishop of Canterbury devoted an entire lecture last night to the morality and ethics of the state.

MPs vote to remove bishops and other appointees from House of Lords

staff writers — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:34:15 +0000

The Government is considering its next move today, after MPs indicated their support for a wholly elected House of Lords.

Report on bishops in Lords fails to address justice and equality

staff writers — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A report launched yesterday by the thinktank 'Theos', which argues for the retention of Bishops in a reformed House of Lords, has been criticised by humanists and Christians as failing to address issues of ethics, justice and equality.

House of Lords reform raises question about Church of England bishops

staff writers — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The automatic presence of 26 Church of England bishops in the unelected second chamber of parliament has been raised again, in light of the UK government's deliberations about House of Lords reform.

The Lords Spiritual - The Westminster Hour BBC Radio 4, 31st July 2005

Press Office — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:17:11 +0000

Ekklesia director Jonathan Bartley argues for removal of bishops from the House of Lords, during Andrew Bro

Leading Methodist appointed as Labour peer

staff writers — Tue, 04 May 2004 11:00:00 +0000

Downing Street has announced that an ex-President of the Methodist Conference is to be made a working peer in the House of Lords.