Blair's Real Legacy May Be Death of the Lords and Birth of a Us- Style Senate Powerplay Powerplay Iain Macwhirter On Why Reform of Democracy Is Inevitable . . . Iain Macwhirter On Why Reform of Democracy Is Inevitable . . . And Why the Scots Tories Are Doomed

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TONY Blair has unwittingly done more to reshape and improve British democracy than any prime minister in the past century. And no, I'm not joking.

A reluctant revolutionary, Blair was never interested in constitutional politics.

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Blair's Real Legacy May Be Death of the Lords and Birth of a Us- Style Senate Powerplay Powerplay Iain Macwhirter On Why Reform of Democracy Is Inevitable . . . Iain Macwhirter On Why Reform of Democracy Is Inevitable . . . And Why the Scots Tories Are Doomed

But he was responsible for setting up the Scottish parliament and the Welsh assembly, which have transformed the unitary British state by creating rival seats of authority. Now, in spite of himself, he is doing it again with the House of Lords.

Last week, MPs effectively voted to abolish the Upper House and replace it with ...

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