The constitution of Britain is changing rapidly, and the House of Lords is next on the agenda for reform. But while Britain takes on many of the features of other countries' constitutions, the Lords reform debate remains insular and backward-looking. This book provides an international context, using material as yet unpublished in the UK.About the Author: Meg Russell is Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit since August 1998. Previously National Women's Officer of the Labour Party and before that parliamentary researcher to Clare Short MP. Also spent several years prior to that as a researcher in academia.