Amid the Peter Mandelson scandal, the House of Lords and its archaic ways have come back up again. How does it make sense to remove a peer but have them retain their title? Why is it so hard to remove a Lord? Why is reform going at a snail's pace? And is there any chance it could EVER be reformed properly? Lucy Jackson interviews Patrick Harvie.

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