Rebirth of England.

Chapter 915 Agenda

Chapter 915 Agenda
It is precisely because there are too many members of the British House of Lords and they are not elected, that neither the composition nor the words and deeds of the members can reflect public opinion, but they enjoy generous subsidies, so they are often criticized for wasting public funds.

With the current number of members in the House of Lords, if there are several committee meetings on the same day, the meeting room will not be able to accommodate all the members present, let alone all members attending together...

Not only that, it is said that Cameron will nominate several more MPs in the near future - because according to tradition, the ruling party has the right to increase its seats in the House of Lords.

Hughes, vice president of the Electoral Reform Society, a group that advocates for parliamentary democracy, said bluntly:

“The expansion of the House of Lords is out of control!”

The society recently published a report stating that the House of Lords is an "outdated and unrepresentative institution" with more than half of its members aged over 70 and only two under 39 - yes, Barron has been the youngest member of the House of Lords since he entered it.

In fact, very few members of the British House of Lords are descendants of aristocrats. Most of them are politicians, advisers and supporters who have made contributions to the elections and are nominated as members as a reward.

After all, although members of the House of Lords do not receive a salary, they can receive a subsidy of 300 pounds for each day they attend a meeting, and they do not have to give up their positions outside the House of Lords - those who hold positions in the House of Lords can receive additional salary for their positions.

There are even some members of the House of Lords who never attended meetings in certain years, but received a total subsidy of more than 30 pounds in four or five years...

Once the entire House of Lords refused to host a banquet with the House of Commons in order to save money because they were worried that the quality of the champagne would deteriorate...

The behavior of some MPs is even out of touch with public opinion. Last month, The Sunday Sun published a video revealing that Lord Sewell, 67, deputy speaker of the House of Lords and chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, used a rolled-up banknote to suck contraband from a prostitute's breast. As a result, Sewell resigned from his positions as deputy speaker and chairman of the Disciplinary Committee.

But no matter what, the existence of the House of Lords is still necessary - in addition to the duties of the House of Lords, the House of Lords, known as the "House of Lords", is one of the few places where modern British aristocrats can demonstrate their status.

If the House of Lords is abolished, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire British aristocratic system will face a shock.

Then once the aristocracy as a group becomes dispensable, the British royal family will lose the greatest foundation for its legitimacy of existence.

Therefore, even as a means to maintain the current British system, the House of Lords needs to continue to exist.

"By the way, didn't the Speaker say what will be discussed at next week's meeting?"

Hearing Barron's casual question, Talulah Riley said with a somewhat strange expression:

"It is said that the discussion will focus on the UK's communications security and the involvement of GCHQ and intelligence agencies in the 'Prism Gate'..."

"Okay, I understand. I will tell the Speaker that I will be there. Also, I need detailed information on these matters."

"Okay, Your Highness the Duke."

As early as the beginning of this month, the British Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee published a report accusing the government of being too lax in its review of foreign investment in the communications sector.

The report calls for strict scrutiny of telecommunications products from Chinese companies such as Huawei.

But it also admitted that it had found no wrongdoing by Huawei.

In fact, it is not just the UK. The EU has also had relevant responsibilities for Huawei's growing market share in Europe.

Of course, Barron knows very well that behind these accusations are related European and American communications companies. They are simply using the name of "national security" to attack competitors. These are all old tricks.

This is also the main reason why Barron reached an agreement with his former boss to use the Huawei Marconi joint venture as a supplier to the UK and even the EU market. After all, European capital accounts for more than half of the shares of this company, so they have more reason to lobby for Huawei Marconi to be treated equally in the supply of communication equipment and technology.

As for another topic in the House of Lords, it is also related to communications - the "Prism Gate" involving the British side.

Don't think that the "Prism" program is just the American intelligence agencies monitoring the world.

In fact, in Europe, Britain and the United States have the closest alliance relationship, and the two sides have an intelligence sharing agreement.

Therefore, British intelligence agencies are also part of the "PRISM" program, participating in monitoring the global network.

Earlier this month, The Guardian reported that the British Government Communications Headquarters can directly obtain personal information from mainstream Internet companies in Europe and the United States.

In response, the UK Government Communications Headquarters said that "their actions are strictly controlled within the legal and policy framework."

As public opinion fermented, Cameron had to call for an investigation into the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)'s "Prism Gate" eavesdropping program.

On the 17th of this month, the two-day G summit opened at Lough Erne in western Northern Ireland, England. The global economy and counter-terrorism were listed as important topics of the summit.

But on the eve of the opening of the G8 summit, it was also The Guardian that exclusively disclosed the secret documents released by Snowden on its front page.

The documents show that during the 2009 G20 summit, Britain's secret intelligence agency tapped the phone calls and monitored the computers of participating politicians to obtain the contents of their email exchanges.

It has to be said that after obtaining the relevant information about Snowden, The Guardian has been going crazy...

On June 6, following the uproar caused by the report that British intelligence agencies eavesdropped on the G21 summit, The Guardian broke the news again, saying that according to information revealed by Snowden, the British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters also intercepted a large amount of data and information intelligence from the fiber optic cables that transmit global communications.

Snowden said that the surveillance activities of British intelligence agencies were "even worse than those of the United States."

For this reason, the House of Lords will take two issues as agenda items this time. Regarding communications security, the CEO of Huawei Marconi will submit relevant materials to the British Parliament at the end of the month, including the shareholding situation of Huawei Marconi's shareholders, their expansion of production and R&D bases in the UK, and the employment provided to the UK, etc., and in turn ask the British government to provide them with a fair business environment.

Given Barron's relationship with those "noble lords", this communications-related meeting of the House of Lords also provides Huawei Marconi with an additional opportunity to "petition".

It seems that the key topic this time is the Prism project involving the UK.

The current director of MI6 is still Alex Younger, who has a close relationship with Nigel Inkster.

It can be said that with such a relationship, the Prism project they participated in was almost "open" to Barron.

And just as American telecom companies need to open their communication records to their intelligence agencies, British telecom companies, including O2 Telecom, also need to cooperate with their intelligence agencies.

However, in these collaborations, the communication records and contents of some people related to Barron are "hidden", and no one except Barron has the authority to view them.

If the British intelligence agencies or police need to check the records of people on this list, they need Barron's consent.

(End of this chapter)

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